Concessions

Community Connect concession

Community Services Card (CSC) holders can apply for the Community Connect concession, which applies half-prices fares to a registered Bee Card.

If you are a Community Services Card holder, you can apply online to add the concession to your existing Bee Card, or order a new Bee Card (first one is free) with the concession loaded.

How to load your Community Connect concession on to your registered Bee Card:

• Visit beecard.co.nz or
• Visit the BUSIT Counter at the Hamilton Transport Centre, or fill in an application form at your nearest retailer.

Please have your Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Client Number ready.

Your concession will take a few days to load onto the card.

Accessibility Concession

The Accessibility Concession enables eligible people residing in the Waikato to access free transport on all BUSIT services connecting with Hamilton and Te Huia train.

To be eligible, you must be a Waikato resident and have an impairment which means you are unable to drive. This impairment could be physical, intellectual, psychological, sensory or neurological. This could be a permanent disability, or a temporary disability that is likely to last for six months or more.

People with a short-term disability (less than 6 months) are not eligible for this concession.

There is an in-depth application and approval process, which includes an eligibility assessment carried out by an approved assessor agency. Waikato Regional Council will then issue an 'ACCESSIBILITY' Bee Card, which must be tagged on/off the bus to receive free travel.

Applications can take 10-20 business days to be completed. You will receive a notification when your card is ready to collect, all Accessibility Bee Cards must be picked up in person from the BUSIT counter. Your primary caregiver may also collect on your behalf.

Note: Only approved assessors have access to the application form and there may be a small charge for this assessment.

Free companion travel (PlusOne concession)

‘PlusOne’ applications are available for members of the accessibility concession scheme who require companion assistance to travel by bus or on Te Huia.

This means, once accepted, passengers who are unable to travel independently on public transport will receive free transport for their companion with the 'PlusOne' Accessibility Concession Bee Card.

PLEASE NOTE: Eligibility is assessed upon application for the Accessibility Concession candidate. Legal guardians and official carers can be considered as a companion - dependents of the concession holder are excluded.

If you have an existing Accessibility Concession, you will need to be reassessed by an approved disability agency to receive the ‘Plus-one’ companion concession.

Applications can take 10-20 business days to be completed. You will receive a notification when your card is ready to collect, all Accessibility Bee Cards must be picked up in person from the BUSIT counter. Your primary caregiver may also collect on your behalf.