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1. Introduction (Personal Travel Budget)

Overview of Sutton’s Personal Travel Budget policy, including how support works, who it’s for, and how families can use funding effectively.

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1. Introduction

1.1. A Personal Transport Budget (PTB) is a flexible payment made directly to families, designed to help them to get their child or young person to school or college. It is available for families of children and young people who have been assessed as eligible to receive Assisted Travel by Cognus (on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton).

1.2. This policy statement sets out information on the forms part of the Council’s Travel Assistance policies which can be found below:

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