Can we get financial help for travel to college

adwozere

Hi
I have 3 children and the oldest has left school this year and is off to college in Sept. she had to choose from 2 colleges, one that was only a mile away and started to the course she wanted this year and another that has run the course for years and is well set up but this is about 12 miles away.
She has picked the one that is 12 miles away, but now we have to sort out travel, but it looks like (on what I have read) because theres a place closer that does the same course we wont get any help what so ever with the cost.
due to loss of a job we have now lost Working tax credits as we are down to 14 working hours a week and only now get Child tax credit, so money is tight at the moment.
Is there any way we could get cheaper travel Bus or train for my 16 year old daughter ?
Any Help would be great :j

Thanks

smartiedriver_2

Under 18s get free or reduced travel in some council areas, you'd need to check with your own council, but other than that, she chose the college, it's up to her (you) to fund the costs, not the tax payer.

Oldernotwiser

You should contact the college your daughter will be attending as they will have extra funds for situations like this now that EMA has finished.

baza52

how about a bike or moped?

welshgirl20_2

You should be able to claim financial contingency fund but its dependent on household income

STOCKWIRE

smartiedriver wrote: »

Under 18s get free or reduced travel in some council areas, you'd need to check with your own council, but other than that, she chose the college, it's up to her (you) to fund the costs, not the tax payer.

Actually if she chose the college because she feels she will achieve better results and in the long term get a better paid job, the taxpayer should support her as she will put more back into the system in the long run.

[Deleted User]

can she buy a weekly bus pass?usually a massive saving

elmer

My daughter goes to our nearest college which is twenty miles away.

She was assessed for a bursary on our income (no fees to pay in Scotland)

She was awarded seven pounds for the year, our income is too high for tax credits so I was surprised. But apparently any award of a bursary qualifies her for a bus pass, which saved us thirty pounds a week.

So speak to the college about a bursary, you may find that it will cover a bus pass even if the award is small.

elmer

adwozere

STOCKWIRE wrote: »

Actually if she chose the college because she feels she will achieve better results and in the long term get a better paid job, the taxpayer should support her as she will put more back into the system in the long run.

Thank you your right, when we went to the open eveing the 1st college had One person sitting at a table and said we need a min of 10 to run the course and we should get it !! the other has had the course running for years and had 4 classrooms full of people doing a all singing all dancing intro to the course and saying they have a max of 350 places so be quick to sign up as they go fast !
She had to choose the 2nd

adwozere

baza52 wrote: »

how about a bike or moped?

24 miles on a bike a day, I dont think she would go for that

Blobby8_2

adwozere wrote: »

24 miles on a bike a day, I dont think she would go for that

Why not ? Does she prefer to walk ?