Overview
Depending on your circumstances, you can get help meeting the cost of your child travelling to school.
If you live in Knowsley, your child may be entitled to a free school bus pass if
- They attend their nearest school and the statutory walking distance from your home to the school is two miles for children under eight, and three miles for children eight and over.
- You receive a low income and your child is entitled to free school meals, or the family is in receipt of the maximum level of working tax credits.
- Your child's secondary school is more than two miles from home but less than six miles from one of the three nearest qualifying community schools.
- Your child's secondary school is more than two miles from home but less than 15 miles if attending on religious or belief grounds.
- Your child is aged between eight and 11 from a low income family and lives more than two miles from their nearest primary school.
- The route your child walks to the nearest Knowsley school is unsafe.
If your child has special educational needs, a disability, or a mobility problem, you can also apply for transport support here.