Personal transport budgets

A personal transport budget (PTB) is funding to help you get to your college or day centre.

A PTB allows you to make flexible travel arrangements rather than travelling on a vehicle contracted by the council.

How much you receive is based on the distance between your home and college or day centre.

How can I use a PTB?

You could use a PTB to:

buy a travel pass for public transport for you and your parent / carer / guardian / buddy
pay someone to walk or cycle to school with you
be driven to school or college by your parent/carer/guardian or someone chosen by yourself and your carers
arrange shared travel, such as car or taxi sharing with another family
overcome other barriers that may prevent you getting to school, for example your parents may need to get to work before your transport arrives
pay a travel buddy to help you to use public transport.

Your PTB will be reviewed each year.

You will get a PTB for the time that you are in the school or college stated in the application.

The PTB agreement is renewed each year. It will only be withdrawn if:

you move home and you no longer qualify
the travel arrangements made for you are unsafe
you leave the school or college
your school or college attendance isn’t as regular as the school or council think it should be.

For more information please contact the Transport Support Unit by email: tsu@towerhamlets.gov.uk or telephone: 020 7364 1063.