{"id":"saint-paul-metro-transit-tap","name":"Saint Paul Metro Transit Assistance Program","provider":"Metro Transit","entitlement_type":"government-benefit","entitlement_type_label":"Government benefit","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route.","domain":"public-benefits","archetype":"direct-program","agent_instruction":"Identify the administering jurisdiction and disclose income, household, age, disability, immigration, residence, renewal, fee, and capacity rules that apply."},"summary":"Income-qualified Twin Cities residents can receive the Transit Assistance Program reduced fare on Metro Transit buses and trains.","benefit":{"description":"$1 bus and train rides with a transfer window for approved low-income riders under the current fare policy.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Income-qualified Twin Cities Metro Transit rider"],"requirements":"Meet current income or accepted public-benefit criteria, apply with required proof, receive or update a Go-To Card, and follow renewal, validation, route, and fare rules.","activation":"Apply online or at a service center with accepted eligibility proof, load or receive the TAP benefit, and tap the card when riding.","cost_basis":"varies","cost_basis_label":"Variable by provider or eligibility","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"variable","definition":"The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.","agent_instruction":"Read and disclose the record's fees and requirements; use the most precise bounded price or variation reason available instead of repeating only that cost varies.","variation_patterns":["bounded price range","provider-set price","income-based sliding scale","coverage or service-dependent cost sharing","partial subsidy","directory of programs with different terms"],"does_not_mean":["universally free","cost information was necessarily omitted"]},"fees":"Enrollment is free; approved riders pay $1 per eligible ride. Card replacement, parking, excluded services, and optional passes may cost extra.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","St. Paul, Minnesota","Twin Cities, Minnesota"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.metrotransit.org/tap-riders","source_url":"https://www.metrotransit.org/tap-riders","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.metrotransit.org/tap-riders","evidence":[{"source":"Metro Transit","url":"https://www.metrotransit.org/tap-riders","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"reduced-fare-transit","jurisdiction":"St. Paul, Minnesota","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/saint-paul-metro-transit-tap","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}