National Entitlement Card

Apply for your NEC here

eMoney (electronic money on your NEC):

In an exciting new project Dundee City Council / National Entitlement Card are offering the chance to add sQuid eMoney to your card. This will enable you to pay for low value items using an electronic purse and it is being made available to those National Entitlement Card holders who wish to use it. You will be able to top-up your card on-line or in shops and use it in a variety of local Dundee retailers.

sQuid is a new kind of cash - smart cash. It can be used for those everyday items such as your morning coffee, your favourite magazine and your lunchtime sandwich - in fact any purchase with a low transaction value. It makes paying for things extremely easy and convenient and saves you from fiddling about with coins, helping you to keep an eye on your money and where it’s going.

It will be made available for all National Entitlement Card holders. As we roll out National Entitlement Cards to all Dundee Citizens, you’ll all be able to take advantage of sQuid eMoney.

The project has been piloted in Bolton and Dundee is next in line to benefit from the scheme. Eventually the facility will be available country-wide. To find out more about sQuid visit, www.squidcard.com/dundee

The range of services currently available on your Dundee National Entitlement Card (NEC) include:

Scotland-wide free bus travel for older and disabled people:

This was introduced on 1st April 2006 and incorporated into the Scottish Government’s National Entitlement Card (NEC) and replaces existing local free bus travel arrangements. The scheme is open to anyone aged 60 and over as well as many disabled people.

Taxicard:

This scheme offers discounted travel to people who receive DLA mobility component at the higher rate and who have been assessed by the Medical Advisory Service. 

Discounted Travel for Young People:

If you’re aged between 16 and 18, you’re eligible. Full-time volunteers aged between 16 and 25 are also eligible to apply for discounted travel. Visit www.givememycard.org for more information.

From January 2009 all 16 to 18 year olds and full-time volunteer Scottish Youth Rail Card Holders will be eligible for 50% discount on season ticket prices.  16 to 18 year old NEC holders automatically get a railcard voucher.

Young Scot:

For those aged between 11 and 25, the NEC is your Young Scot Card. The card also works as your Proof of Age (the PASS hologram) and Euro under 26 card. Use it to claim local, national and international discounts. Visit www.youngscot.org for all the details and more.

Library:

Use your card in your local library. Simply let the library staff know that you now have a Dundee NEC they will do the rest. No need for additional forms to complete. 

Leisure:

Your leisureactive membership is added to your Dundee NEC. See www.leisure-active.com for further details and an application form. Leisure concessions memberships are also available and are delivered on the same card.

Schools Programme:

All of the City’s secondary schools issue the Dundee NEC. Pupils and staff at the school can use their card for school meals and in the school library. The pupil's card also incorporates the Young Scot branding, and the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram.

University of Abertay, Dundee:

The University of Abertay, Dundee in partnership with Dundee City Council issue the Dundee NEC as part of their matriculation cards.

Staff and students have now been issued with their new multi-application smartcard which will enable them to use library services within the University and also the other services available on the NEC.

Credit Union – Save By The Bell:

Save by the Bell, a Junior Saver branch of Discovery Credit Union at Baldragon and Lawside Schools use their cards to save their pennies and more. Primary School Savers are thus encouraged to continue their savings through secondary school and learn the habit of saving. Further details are available from the Save by the Bell webpage.