Help with travel costs | BETA - South Gloucestershire Council

You may be eligible for assistance with travel costs if you are of pensionable age, have a disability, receive a qualifying benefit or are seeking work.

Getting to work

The Wheels to Work scheme helps people overcome barriers to travelling to work, training, or education opportunities.

You may be eligible for support if you are:

seeking employment or a change of job (if earning under the living wage)
16 or over and need help getting to interviews, placements, courses, or the first month of a job
an asylum seeker or refugee who has resettled in South Gloucestershire

Bikes

We work with Yate Community Bike Hub (YCBH) to provide refurbished bikes for free. If your application is successful, you will need to collect your bike from YCBH in Yate Shopping Centre.

Email yatecommunitybikehub@gmail.com to find out more.

Buses, e-bikes, and e-scooters

If you need to travel from South Gloucestershire into Bristol for work, training, or education, you may be eligible for discounts on buses, e-bikes, and e-scooters.

Concessionary bus pass

If you have reached state pension age, receive a qualifying benefit or meet the disability criteria you are entitled to free off-peak travel on local buses anywhere in England.

You can find more information on our apply for a concessionary bus pass page.