Best Practices

Free public transportation for pupils and university students

1. Name of the practice

Free public transportation for pupils and university students

2. City

ZAGREB (CROATIA)

3. Years in operation

2010 –

4. Objectives

Reducing the gap in living standards and assure attendance in schools and universities for all under equal terms

5. Description - overwiew

Public transportation is free of charge for pupils and students whose income per household member does not exceed 2,000.00 kn. Free of charge public transportation is given on school year basis.

6. Field of application

Services (transport).

7. Target

Children and universitary students.

8. Budget

10.000.000,00 kn annually (1.340.824 EUR)

9 Evaluation - impact - outcomes

This measure encompasses over 8,000 pupils and students every year.