Revised Bus Fare Allowance Payment Schedule for Social Welfare Recipients

THE Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation has announced a Revised Bus Fare Allowance Payment Schedule. The bus fare allowance refers to the subsidy scheme of the Fijian Government that assists older persons (aged 60+) and persons living with disabilities, whereby 41,600 individuals are being assisted with a transport allowance.

As per the mini budget announcement in March, 2022, this allowance has been increased from $10 to $25 per month.

The Ministry will be paying the new Busfare Top Up as a lump sum to cover 3 months travel allowance. The Ministry will make a quarterly payment of $75 with effect from May, 2022.

We advise our Recipients to use their allowances wisely and make it last three months.

If the funds are utilised before the end of the July, the recipients will need to top up their cards at their own expense, until the next payment is processed in August 2022.

Recipients are kindly reminded to carry their Social Welfare bus fare ID cards (yellow for Older Persons and red for Persons with Disability) together with their e-transport card (purple for Older Persons and green for Persons with Disability) for easy ID verification while travelling.

The Ministry officials with relevant stakeholders will monitor the implementation of the program.

For any feedback or inquiries, please contact your nearest Department of Social welfare district office or send a message via the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation’s Facebook page.

(Source: Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation)