LA travel assistance survey

1. Which Local Authority do you represent?

Answer Choices

Response Percent

Response Total

1

Open-Ended Question

100.00%

31

1

London Borough of Ealing

2

Dorset

3

Bradford

4

Gloucestershire

5

Doncaster

6

Devon County Council

7

Cumbria County Council

8

Calderdale Council

9

Bath and North East Somerset

10

Gateshead

11

Calderdale

12

East Sussex

13

Darlington

14

Bracknell Forest Council

15

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

16

Portsmouth City Council

17

Saffordshire

18

Cheshire East

19

West Berkshire Council

20

Buckinghamshire Council

21

NSC

22

Gateshead

23

Nottinghamshire County Council

24

Cornwall Council

25

East Sussex County Council

26

Gloucestershire

27

Bedford Borough Council

28

Isle of Wight

29

Cheshire West and Chester

30

WSCC

31

Darlington

answered

31

skipped

0

 

2. Are you an unitary authority?

Answer Choices

Response Percent

Response Total

1

Yes

 

58.06%

18

2

No

 

41.94%

13

answered

31

skipped

0

 

3. Do you charge a parental contribution for travel assistance to children and young people with SEND, aged 16 to their 19th birthday?

Answer Choices

Response Percent

Response Total

1

Yes

 

61.29%

19

2

No

 

32.26%

10

3

Exploring introducing a fee in 2023

 

6.45%

2

answered

31

skipped

0

If yes, how much do you charge? (21)

1

825

2

370

3

£600.00 per year looking to increase to £800.00 from Academic year 23/24

4

£315 per year (10 x £31.50)

5

£480 per year

6

£650

7

£315

8

£684

9

£730

10

£600.00

11

£543 low income £688 non both mainstream and send

12

£450

13

£840

14

£927 5 days per week, £742 4 days per week, £556 3 days per week, £371 2 days per week, £185 1 day per week

15

724

16

£650

17

540 (per academic year)

18

£684/year

19

£445

20

This has come up for discussion but wouldn't say we're exploring introduction of a fee in 2023, yet.

21

770

 

4. Do you charge a parental contribution for travel assistance to children and young people in families that experience low income, aged 16 to their 19th birthday?

Answer Choices

Response Percent

Response Total

1

Yes

 

53.33%

16

2

No

 

43.33%

13

3

Exploring introducing a fee in 2023

 

3.33%

1

answered

30

skipped

1

If yes, how much do you charge? (17)

1

412.5

2

370

3

Contribution is normally halved if they are unable to receive assistance from the school /college bursary fund

4

£315 (10 x £31.50)

5

£480 per year

6

£315 (claim 16-19 or discretionary bursary)

7

£342

8

£365

9

If this is for SEND the answer is NO. If it's for mainstream school services then they pay the full journey cost.

10

£495.00

11

see above

12

£450

13

£840

14

If evidence supplied of low income - £618 5 days per week, £494 4 days per week, £371 3 days per week, £247 2 days per week, £124 1 day per week

15

540 (per academic year)

16

£342/year

17

£214