Transport: Financial Support

If Long Road Sixth Form College is the nearest college to your home offering your course, and you are under 19 on 1 September 2024, then your local County Council might be able to assist with the cost of transport to and from college.

In order to qualify for subsidised transport, you must meet the following criteria:

• Enrolled on a full time course
• Attending your nearest appropriate post-16 centre offering your chosen level of course
• Resident at an address more than three miles from the College

And in receipt of one of the following:

• Income Support
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999
• Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• NHS Tax Exemption (valid at the time of application – (Cambridgeshire County Council only)
• Child Tax Credits where the Household income is below £16,190
• Universal Credit with a household monthly net income of no more than £935

For public transport – please contact your local County Council in the first instance to check eligibility and request a Post 16 Educational Transport application form if applicable.

Cambridgeshire County Council	Telephone: 0345 045 5208
Hertfordshire County Council	Telephone: 0300 123 4043
Suffolk County Council	Telephone: 0345 606 6171
Essex County Council	Telephone: 0345 603 2200