Young people are skipping lunch or taking on extra work to be able to afford bus travel in Oxford, a report has found.

Citizens Oxford spoke to 7,500 adults and young people in the city and surrounding areas, with 70% of parents surveyed saying bus transport was “very expensive”.

Its report concluded bus travel should be cheaper for schoolchildren who are finding it too expensive and a “barrier” to education.

Oxford Bus Company (OBC) said the issue was “important” and it would meet students to discuss the issue in September.