New Veteran’s Travel Card for Gloucestershire

Who is eligible?

If you are a registered veteran, or registered as seeking employment, and Claiming Universal Credit or a DWP benefit, and Aged 16+ living in Gloucestershire.  You may be entitled to a free Veteran’s bus travel card, supporting you to work and seeking employment in the county/locality.

How do I apply?

You need to attend a Jobcentre Plus to register as seeking employment. At the center, you will need to present a veteran’s ID card to a work coach to prove your eligibility. The work coach will then provide the bus travel card, along with further details. 

Should you use the 50 single journeys on card, you can go back to the Jobcentre Plus to request another. You will need to show your veteran’s ID card again. If you require further information on how to apply for the HM Forces veteran card, please click  the link here. 

Where, when and how do I use it?

The bus travel card can be used 24 hours a day. Just hold the bus travel card against the card reader when you board a bus. Bus travel is not possible across county boundaries.

Participating bus operators

• Applegates
• Cotswold Green
• Community Connexions
• DRM
• Forest Community Transport (Lydney Dial-a-Ride)
• Gwent Vales Travel
• Hedgehog
• Newport Travel
• Newent community travel
• Pulhams' Coaches
• Stagecoach West
• Swanbrook Transport Ltd
• Villager Community Bus
• Willetts