[RBS] SUMMARY: iriyah bus fare subsidy for commuting students?

[Aryeh Koenigsberg]

Listers,

Below is a summary of the information I received about my question.

Executive summary: Alot of Bet Shemesh residents are eligible for
commute subsidies, but you personally are not.

Just kidding; most residents are not eligible.

First the original post:
<quote>
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Aryeh Koenigsberg wrote:
Listers,

We've heard that Iriyat Bet Shemesh is willing to subsidize
bus fare for Bet Shemesh students who commute to schools
in other cities. (Or, maybe it's the iriyah where the school is
located that subsidizes?)

If so, what is the procedure for registering for this subsidy?

Thanks for any information.

--aryeh
</quote>

And the information I learned:
Some respondents said they receive subsidies. (Other respondents
asked to share the information with them.)

Giti Dror at the Education Department (Agaf Hachinuch) of the
Bet Shemesh  Iriyah deals with subsidies for commuting students.
Her number is 02-990-2114. Her hours: S-Th 8:30 - 3:30.

She says that eligibility for the subsidy is dependent on one of the
following three conditions being true:
a) student is enrolled in a special education program;
b) student is enrolled in a vocational school (Bet Sefer Miktzo'i);
c) student's family has economic difficulty paying for commute.

One lister wrote this:
<quote>
We tried everything you tried, too, and we were denied, just like you have
been.

What HAD been the case is that up to 2 years ago there was someone in the
Iriya with a loose signature who was giving ishurim like crazy.  Just around
the time I woke up to this deal (Sep. 2011), that person had been replaced
and the new person was sticking to the rules, which you listed [above].

Oh well.  Continue enjoying subsidizing SuperBus/Egged like I do.  :(
</quote>

But do not be deterred; call Giti and ask her about your specific circumstances.

--aryeh