Personal Transport Budget
You can apply for a personal transport budget (PTB) payment instead of a place in a council funded vehicle. This is a payment of 60p per mile from your home to the young person’s educational establishment. The payment is for 2 return journeys per day. You will receive the payment in 3 termly instalments paid in advance of the first day of term.
An example of this is based on a distance of 4 miles.
- 4 miles x 4 journeys = 16 miles
- 16 x 60p = £9.60 per day
- £6.90 x 190 school days = £1824 per year or £608 payment per term
A PTB is normally only paid for eligible young people where the cost of a place in a funded vehicle would be more than the payment of a PTB, or where the young person is unable to travel in a funded vehicle.
The payment can be used for anything a parent sees fit to enable them to transport the young person themselves. Examples of use could be paying for an after-school or breakfast club for other siblings to enable you to take your child with SEND to school.
Apply for a Personal Transport Budget