Get help with travel costs to a new job
If you cannot afford to travel to start a new job, you may be able to get help to cover the cost. You must have been unemployed for six months before you apply.
What this covers
Travel to a new job for the first four weeks.
What you’ll get
If your application is successful, you will get a short-term payment.
We may provide:
- a voucher
- a bank payment.
Important to know
You will usually need:
- a confirmed job offer or start date;
- no way to pay travel costs to get to work before your first pay.
This is short-term support only. It is not for ongoing travel costs
What happens after you apply?
We will tell you the outcome as soon as possible. We may contact you for more information.
Apply for support
Apply online on the Local Welfare Assistance website
Or
If you cannot apply online, email welfare.enquiries@manchester.gov.uk for help or alternative formats.
We can arrange:
- translation or interpretation
- information in other formats
- reasonable adjustments.
If you need help to apply
Ask someone you trust to support you. This could be a relative, friend or any professional involved in your care or support.