Bus & Tram Discount

If you are:

• Living in London
• And aged 18 to 60
• And receiving Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance or Jobseeker's Allowance*
• And not getting any other free or discounted travel

You can get a Bus & Tram Discount photocard to:

• Pay half the adult Oyster fare on buses and trams when using pay as you go
• Get half-rate Bus & Tram Passes

*You must have been receiving Jobseeker's Allowance for a minimum of 13 weeks
Apply for a card:

Go to a post office with proof of welfare income and identity. They will give you a form and assist with any problems.
For further information call the helpline: 0845 330 9876
Or read further information and download application forms here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14306.aspx

Council Tax Exemption

You may be disregarded for Council Tax purposes if:

You are ‘severely mentally impaired’

This means anyone who:

• ‘ has a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning (however caused) which appears to be permanent’; and

• Has a certificate from a registered medical practitioner confirming this (which may cover a past, present or future period); and

• Is entitled to one of the following benefits:


• DLA middle or higher care component
• Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance
• ESA
• Incapacity Benefit- any rate
• Severe Disablement Allowance
• Income Support including a disability premium due to incapacity, or whose partner has a disability premium in their income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• The disability element of Working Tax Credit; or
  Is over state pension age and would have been entitled to one of the above benefits if under state pension age

Council tax in Lambeth http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/AdviceBenefits/CouncilTax/

Tel: 0345 302 2312