Transport

In England you can get a free bus pass when you reach the State Pension age.

Apply for an older person’s bus pass.

In England you can get a free bus pass if you’re disabled.

Apply for a disabled person’s bus pass.

Please contact your local council for more information.

If you live in Yorkshire and want to travel but there is limited accessibile transport in your area, AccessBus provides a dial in door-to-door local transport service for anyone.

The AccessBus service in Yorkshire is free to anyone with free bus passes like older people and disabled people. Otherwise there is a flat fare of £3.

Find out more about how to use AccessBus.

To register as a passenger, please call 0113 348 1903.

You can get up to a third off train fares with a railcard in Great Britain, saving up to £142 a year on average.

Save one third on rail journeys with a railcard. 

You may be eligible for a Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card if you’re on Universal Credit.

A Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card can save you 50% off train travel. 

To get a Jobcentre Plus railcard, apply at your local Jobcentre Plus.

If your GP or the healthcare professional refers you to hospital for an appointment, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).

To be qualify, you must:

• be in receipt of Universal Credit
• need additional medical support during your journey
• find it difficult to walk
• be a parent or a guardian of children who need visit to hospital.

For more information, visit the NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme webpage, or call 0300 330 1343.