The Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) is a government initiative that assists people with accessibility and mobility needs by offering a 50 percent subsidy for commercial passenger vehicle travel. The program is available to people with a permanent disability who are not able to use public transport.
To ensure that MPTP members have choice and supply of services, the program was extended to include new forms of commercial passenger vehicles such as rideshare providers. This means MPTP members are no longer restricted to using taxis for subsidised travel but can now choose to travel with MPTP-accredited rideshare providers as well.
Photo of a person in a motorised wheelchair and a customer officer chat outside a wheelchair accessible taxi with the wheelchair lift down on the ground.
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