Use this form to apply for a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or a Young Scot NEC with the companion (+1) element, with free bus travel, on behalf of a child aged under 16 years.
Your child must attend school in the Scottish Borders. As the person completing this form, you should be the child's main contact.
You should have the following evidence ready to upload before submitting the application:
Once the application has been reviewed and verified, we'll contact you to provide proof of qualifying benefit as set out by Transport Scotland (opens in new window).
Before completing this application, you must read the Terms and Conditions are available on the NEC webpage (opens in new window). You will also find guidance notes and a list of acceptable proofs.
You can also find out what we do with your information (opens in new window) on our website.
This form will time out after 20 minutes inactivity.
