JOBCENTRE PLUS TRAVEL DISCOUNT CARD TO HELP JOBSEEKERS INTO WORK

Patricia Gibson MP is supporting the Rail Delivery Group’s initiative to raise awareness about a travel discount card that helps lower the cost of finding work. The Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card is available to eligible people who have been out of work for 12 weeks or longer. It offers jobseekers a 50% discount on train fares as they travel to interviews, to the Jobcentre or to and from training, for up to three months at a time. The card is valid on all British train operator services and can be used to purchase tickets online, including National Rail Enquiries, at ticket machines and ticket offices. Already, 2,690 jobseekers have taken advantage of the discount card’s benefits in North Ayrshire and Arran.