Post-16 travel

Contribution Payment for Students aged 16-19 attending post 16 education

Contribution payments for travel assistance will only apply to those aged 16-18, and those continuing their course when turning 19 years of age.

Contribution details for student types are as follows:

Low income families

Where travel assistance is provided to qualifying low income families, this will be subject to a contribution from the student/parent of £750 per annum. The option will be available to pay this in termly instalments over the academic year. Children from low income groups are defined as those who are entitled to free school meals, or those families whose annual taxable household income is less than £16,190* and are in receipt of their maximum level of Working Tax Credit (WTC).

If the financial circumstances of the family/individual are impacting the young person’s ability to attend their study programme, then a request for the contribution to be waived can be submitted to the Council. It is expected that all avenues for financial support have been explored before that Council will consider any contribution waiver.

Students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Where a post 16 student has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and is attending the school named within their EHCP as the nearest appropriate school for their post 16 education – public transport will be promoted for this group and travel training referrals will be made for all students with the expectation that they will be assessed for suitability for training by the end of the first term of post 16 education. A charge for travel assistance will be based on the income of the family at the time of application. Low income families, as defined in above will be required to contribute £750 towards the cost of support provided.

All other applicants will be required to make a contribution of £750 towards the cost of travel support.

Students with SEN who no longer have an EHCP

Those students who had an EHCP in year 11 who will be attending a school or college to continue their education and require additional support to do so. Low income families, as defined above will be required to contribute £750 towards the cost of travel assistance.

All other applicants will be required to make a contribution of £750 towards the cost of travel support.

All applications will be considered based on the evidence provided to support the claim at the time of application.

Other Students

Bespoke transport or individual taxis will not be provided. The cost of travel assistance for this group will be £750 per year, per student.

Reimbursement of the Charge

If travel assistance is no longer required part way through a term, a partial reimbursement of the charge may apply, provided all tickets/passes have been returned and are received within the timescales stated in the table below. When calculating a reimbursement for tickets/passes received after the first day of a term an administrative charge of £60 will apply. The following levels of refund will be payable after the administration charge has been taken:

No reimbursement will be paid during the summer term.