Congratulations to Calgary City Council!
Today, September 16th Calgary City Council approved Calgarians living 100% below the low-income cut off to be able to buy a discounted transit pass for January 2014.
1 in 10 Calgarians lives in poverty, and for many this means having to choose between food and a bus pass. Previously only people whose income fell below approximately $20,000 (87.5% below LICO) in 2013 could buy the pass. Now Calgary's Transit's Low-income Transit Pass is in alignment with the City's Fee Assistance Program, bringing our City to use a common discount across City subsidized fees. This means many people earning minimum wage had to pay full price ($ 95 a month) and will now pay less in 2014. Currently the low-income transit pass costs $ 44 a month.
Way to go City of Calgary for creating Fair Fares for everyone!!!
- To learn more about the transit pass and to see if you qualify, please visit the Calgary Transit website!
- To learn more about other programs for people living on low income, please download the brochure on low-income programs in the City of Calgary
