Dear All
doubling the charges for travel to school to nearly £900 per year. (See below)
on this.
Heather
From Shropshire Council
To: Post 16 Education Providers, Secondary Schools, Shropshire Council Members, Parish Councils, Post 16 Entitled Students and Parents, YPLA, Youth Parliament, Shropshire Youth IAG, Neighbouring Authorities and other Stakeholders
3rd April 2014
Dear Stakeholder
Post 16 Education Transport Assistance for Entitled Shropshire Students – Consultation on Arrangements for September 2014
or telephone 01743 253041) or with the application form TRAN/16 available from colleges and schools’ sixth forms.
The transport industry has and still is susceptible to rising costs and over a number of years the Council has tried to limit the impact of this on student travel. However, there is a need to address the disparity between the cost of a bus pass to the Council and the income it receives in contributions from students/parents, to continue to provide assistance in this area.
The proposed contribution levels for September 2014, are as follows;
(current income is less than £16,190) the proposed student contribution to receive transport assistance from September 2014 will be the equivalent to £2.43 per journey or £292 per academic term. For those students who are currently on defined benefits (detailed above), the proposed charge is £47.50 per academic term or 40p per journey.
by 12 May 2014. Following this consultation, a decision will then be made and the Council’s policy will be published no later than 31 May 2014.
Yours sincerely
Andy Evans
Principal Network Solutions Officer
Passenger Transport Commissioning Group