Form: Bus Service Operators Grant: community transport operators
How to apply for the Bus Service Operators Grant as a community transport operator.

Bus Service Operators Grant: guidance for community transport operators HTML
Bus Service Operators Grant application form for community transport operators ODT, 31.2 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email webmasterdft@dft.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. DetailsThe Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) is a discretionary grant paid to eligible transport operators to help them recover some of their fuel costs.
This guidance contains information on how community transport operators can apply, the conditions for eligibility and current rates.
Complete and return the application form with any relevant supporting documentation to bsog@dft.gov.uk.
Alternatively, send it by post to:
Bus Service Operators Grant Team Department for Transport 3rd FloorOne Priory Square Hastings TN34 3EA
Published 23 September 2019 Last updated 23 October 2023 + show all updates 23 October 2023 Updated to reflect that for claims from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2025, a 60% uplift will be applied to BSOG claims from Community Transport Operators operating services under a section 19 permit. 6 July 2023 ZEB claims information, including ZEB claims from 1 April 2023, added. 31 March 2022 Updated to reflect the eligibility requirements for the new zero emission bus incentive, which operators will be eligible to claim for from 1 April 2022. 23 September 2019 First published. Get emails about this page Print this pageHighways England news licensed and reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0
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