This page relates to the 2018-21 National Land Transport Programme.
Work category 521 provides for the payment of Total Mobility trips using a wheelchair hoist or ramp.
Qualifying activities include the provision of a payment, for each trip taken by a Total Mobility scheme member using a wheelchair hoist or ramp (in addition to the fare), to the contracted Total Mobility transport operator.
Work category 521 excludes:
To be eligible to receive the payment, the transport operator must meet the following criteria:
The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:
Current FARs are shown in the Total Mobility FAR table.
Applications for funding approval should be made through the public transport continuous programmes module in Transport Investment Online(external link).
Refer to Total Mobility scheme policy guide for local authorities [PDF, 1.3 MB] for detailed information.