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RideKC Half Fare — the VA Letter Is a Veterans-Only Door

With fares back on RideKC since 1 June 2026, a veteran with a VA disability verification letter rides at half fare — $1 a ride, $31.25 a month against $62.50 — through a proof route that exists for veterans alone.

Verified August 21, 2026

What this benefit is

With fares back on RideKC since 1 June 2026, a veteran with a VA disability verification letter rides at half fare — $1 a ride, $31.25 a month against $62.50 — through a proof route that exists for veterans alone.

What it's worth: $1 single / $2 day / $10 week / $31.25 monthly — half the standard fares

  • Estimated for a monthly-pass rider; fares returned on 1 June 2026 after several fare-free years.

Who is entitled to it

  • You hold VA disability verification.
  • You are in Jackson County, the RideKC heartland.
  • RideKC serves your area.

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How to claim it

  1. 1Apply through the United Way of Greater Kansas City portal with a copy of your VA disability verification letter — the letter is listed as a veterans-only proof under the disability category.
  2. 2Buses take contactless tap-to-pay, mobile wallets, the RideKCGO app or a physical pass card — no cash on board.
  3. 3Low-income, Medicare, senior and SSDI/SSI routes exist alongside; a veteran who does not hold VA disability papers may still fit one of those doors.
Form
Reduced fare application (United Way of Greater Kansas City portal)
File with
The United Way RideKC portal, or the East Village Transit Center
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
Periodic
Re-confirmed from time to time.
Worth knowingThe page states no percentage floor on the VA letter — any VA disability verification appears to open the door. It also does not say whether the half fare extends to a veteran with no disability rating at all; on its face it does not.

Sources

Why only one source type: The authority's own fares page states the fare table, the return-of-fares date and the VA letter as a veterans-only disability proof.

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