Public Transport in Rotterdam Remains Free for Elderly People on a Tight Budget.
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
Rotterdam pensioners with limited financial means will be able to continue traveling free of charge on public transport within the city. This has been agreed upon by the municipality and the transport operators RET and EBS. It concerns approximately 20,000 pensioners with an income of up to 110 percent of the statutory social minimum. The budget for the scheme, which is likely to take effect on March 1 next year, will be made available to the tr…
Elderly people with a low income will continue to travel for free on public transport in Rotterdam for the coming years. The scheme was supposed to be abolished completely, but it remains in place for people on a tight budget.
Free public transport for the elderly is not being scrapped entirely after all, as originally intended. Elderly people with the very lowest incomes will still be allowed to travel for free by bus, metro, and tram next year. The RET is coming to the city council's aid, causing part of the controversial measure to be unexpectedly taken off the table. The opposition remains dissatisfied.
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