Soon, you'll get 100€ off the Navigo pass

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Here is an offer that could delight many. To encourage younger people to use public transportation more regularly, the Île-de-France region has just announced a new measure starting in September 2024. A significant financial aid, which could benefit up to 500,000 students in the region.

Certainly, Valérie Pécresse is on a roll, and could well raise her popularity rating. This Tuesday, June 25, after unveiling the eagerly awaited modernization works of the Gare du Nord, the president of the region and IDFM announced another piece of equally good news. Starting next school year, high school students in Île-de-France with an Imagine R pass will be able to benefit from a significant reduction in their transportation costs. A next-generation network While it currently costs €374.40 per year, the Imagine R card (annual pass navigo for students under 26) could see a drastic price decrease. A measure revealed by the Île-de-France region, which is in line with this desire for.General modernization of the RATP network.

The goal is simple, to allow young people from the Ile-de-France region to reappropriate public transportation, especially all the new stations that have been appearing lately as part of the Grand Paris project. For example, the line 11 or, more recently, line 14, which now connects the center of the capital to Orly airport. By facilitating their access to the stations, the elected official hopes to energize the entire system.


A mixed measure

But be careful, while on paper this is a piece of news to celebrate, it is still necessary to take a step back. Indeed, although the project is appealing, it will only target high school students in the region. Middle school students, on the other hand, will unfortunately not benefit from this initiative.

Students, on the other hand, will have to adhere to the current rates, without the possibility of benefiting from any reduction. The reason for this unique restriction? The cost of this measure, which, just for the approximately 500,000 high school students counted in IDF, could amount to 50 million euros, if everyone requests it.

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This help, which can be requested as early as September, follows an announcement from the Val-de-Marne council that they intend to remove their 50% refund for the Imagine R pass for all young people in the department. This significant aid will now be reserved for children, teenagers, and young adult scholarship recipients, while others will have to pay the full price. It's easy to imagine that in the 47 municipalities of the area, the announcement of an additional €100 aid must have made some people happy.


Paris, a city apart

To benefit from this aid, the concerned high school students will have to apply through the Labaz platform starting from the new school year. The app, which represents the region for 15-25 year-olds, already allows young people to. ```and benefit from assistance when buying a bike, for example.

Of course, this new measure is not intended for the young Parisians under 18, as their transportation is already 100% covered by the City! And for those clever ones who were already thinking of applying to win €100 just like that, you can imagine that the offers will not be combinable in the capital, unlike the rest of the Île-de-France region. Well, see you in September!