Find out what support you can get to help with transport costs and bills. This includes bus and light rail travel, car registration and driver licence renewals.
If you have an eligible concession card, you can get free or discounted travel on public buses and light rail.
If you have a disability that means you cannot use public transport, you could get help from the ACT Taxi Subsidy Scheme. The scheme can help you pay for a taxi for essential activities.
If you do not have transport and cannot use public buses, you may be able to use the Community Bus Service. Buses run from Monday to Friday, and you can get picked up and dropped off.
If you have a Vision Impaired Travel Pass, you and your attendant can travel for free on public buses and light rail.
You can book the free Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bus service to connect with your community. The bus runs from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
If you find public buses hard to use because you have trouble moving, you could use the Flexible Bus Service. The bus service is wheelchair accessible. It can help you get from your home to your local hospital, medical or shopping centre.
If your child has an eligible concession card, they may be eligible for free school bus travel through the Student Transport Program.
If your child has a NDIS plan, you can’t drive them and they are unable to use public transport, they may be able to get Special Needs Transport to their ACT public school.
You can get a discount on your registration if you have an eligible concession card.
You can get a 30% discount on your licence renewal for safe driving over the past 5 years.
You can get a discount when you renew your licence if you have a Pensioner Concession Card.
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