Did you know if you’re looking for work and receiving the government’s Newstart Allowance your concession card doesn’t qualify you for a discount for MyMulti and Weekly tickets with Transport for NSW?
For someone buying a MyMulti DayPass that’s a difference of more than $10. We think that’s pretty unfair considering Newstart recipients can be getting as little as $250 per week.
That’s why the Greens are calling on the NSW Government to extend MyMulti and Weekly transport concessions to people on unemployment benefits. We think that’s the least they can do.
To make this happen we need your support – and just 30 seconds of your time. Please sign the petition to the Transport Minister below. 
These concessions make a big difference if you’re literally counting every penny. The result is that some people just can’t get to job interviews while a few are driven to fare evasion, risking hefty fines.
Access to affordable transport is a basic right. In our wealthy society we shouldn’t be putting unnecessary barriers in front of people who are looking for work, especially considering once employed they’ll be paying taxes and taking pressure off public services.
April 20th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Instead of spending millions of dollars building roads, shouldn’t we be looking at spending money on public transport and making it very cheap …or maybe even free.
This would certainly reduce traffic on the roads, reduce polution, reduce petrol consumption, reduce the need to maintain roads and build new ones ….so many more positives.
May 8th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Public transport should certainly be free. Huge savings could be made from the abolishing the ticketing system and replacing transit officers with guards focused on passenger safety rather than checking tickets. Not to mention the upcoming enormous cost of upgrades to the fare system! More people would switch to public transport if it was free, further justifying the need to increase frequency of bus and train services and extend their operating hours.