Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card (50% off)
You may be able to get one of these if you are on Universal Credit.
With it, you can also get half-price single and return tickets on Stagecoach's buses across England, Scotland and Wales. (Excludes London.)
- The card is valid for up to three months.
- When it expires you can apply for a new one.
For more details, ask at your local Jobcentre Plus. The staff can also check if you will be able to get one.
- Halifax Jobcentre, St. James Road, Halifax. HX1 1YS.
- Todmorden Jobcentre, Adelaide Street, Todmorden. OL14 5HTV.
Older Persons Bus Pass
You can get a bus pass for free travel in England when you reach the State Pension age.
For more about this, please see: English National Concessionary Pass.
Disabled and Blind Persons Travel Pass
If you have a disability, you may be able to apply for a bus pass for free travel in England.
For more details or to apply, visit: Disabled and Blind (Metro).
AccessBus
This is for people who are not able to use standard bus services and runs 7 days a week.
It is a free dial-a-ride and door-to-door service for those who have a:
- Senior bus pass;
- or Disabled and Blind Person's Travel Pass.
For more about this service and to register, visit: AccessBus (Metro).
Rail Travel Discounts
There a many railcards that offer discounts off train fares in the UK for:
- seniors;
- disabled;
- family and friends;
- those aged 16 to 30;
- veterans;
- and two named people.
For more details and to apply, visit: Get a Railcard (Railcard).
Free school transport
Apply for a zero fare bus pass for your child if you are on a low income.
For more details and how to apply, see: Home to school transport eligibility.
Help with travel costs to get NHS treatment
You may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme, if:
- you are referred to hospital or other NHS premises;
- and it is for specialist treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional.
For more details, visit: Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (NHS).
For a claim form, visit: HC5(T) refund claim form: travel costs to receive NHS treatment (NHS).