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Single Bus Fares Capped at £2.00 until 31 December 2024

The Bus Fare Cap Grant scheme is a Government funded scheme being introduced on most single bus journeys until 31 December 2024. Please check before you travel with your local bus services, or, at Gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2-bus-fare-cap

This means that students who use Stagecoach Services to travel to Lincoln College from further away places, such as Skegness, Market Rasen, Gainsborough and Grantham can do so currently for a maximum of £4.00 per day, providing they purchase a single ticket to get to college and a single ticket to get home.

Students who travel to Newark College from further away places, such as Mansfield, can also currently travel for a maximum of £4.00 per day, providing they purchase a single ticket to get to college and a single ticket to get home.

If you are under the age of 20 and live in Lincoln and the surrounding area you will continue to find that it is cheaper to purchase a Young Persons DayRider ticket at £3.70 per day, or a Lincoln 7 Day Young Person MegaRider ticket at £16.50 if you attend college 4 or more days per week.

If you are under the age of 20 and live in Newark and the surrounding area (including Southwell) and travel to Newark College you will continue to find that it is cheaper to purchase a Young Person DayRider ticket at £2.60 per day, or a Newark  7 Day Young Person MegaRider ticket at £10.40 if you attend college 4 or more days per week.

Bus operators participating in the Bus Fare Cap Grant scheme include Stagecoach, Marshalls Coaches of Sutton on Trent, and Brylaine Travel

Your can plan your journey to Lincoln College using Public Transport via  Local Bus Service Operators - in Lincolnshire (lincsbus.info). or,

Newark College using Public Transport via  Public transport hub | Nottinghamshire County Council

You may also be eligible for support with your travel costs through our Learner Support Fund. This fund is means tested. Other rules may apply. 

Support options include:

• A maximum of £60 per week (£2,160 per academic year). 
• Refund of the cost of your Post 16 Travel Pass, if you have already paid for it .
• If your circumstances do not meet our Learner Support Fund eligibility criteria but your gross household income is between ^ £40,001 - £60,000 you may qualify for a contribution of a maximum of £576  per academic year (£16.00 per week) towards travel. You must live in one of the following postcode areas; DN21, LN7 or LN8