{"id":"tampa-hart-discount-fares","name":"Tampa HART Discount Fares","provider":"Hillsborough Transit Authority","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":"HART provides discounted fixed-route fares and passes for eligible youth, older adults, Medicare cardholders, veterans, riders with disabilities, and participating adult students.","benefit":{"description":"Reduced local cash fares and passes, or a participating-student discount, under the current HART fare structure.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible HART youth or older-adult rider","Medicare cardholder","Eligible veteran or rider with a disability","Student at a participating institution"],"requirements":"Meet the applicable age, disability, Medicare, veteran, or school category, provide required proof, obtain a HART discount or paratransit permit where required, and follow route, fare, proof, card, and service rules.","activation":"Apply in person for the applicable HART permit with original documentation, pay any current permit fee, and present the permit or accepted proof when boarding.","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":"Eligible riders pay the discounted fare; most permits currently cost $3, replacements and excluded services may cost extra, and the student discount is program-specific.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Tampa, Florida","Hillsborough County, Florida"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://gohart.org/Pages/fares-discount-permits.aspx","source_url":"https://gohart.org/Pages/fares-discount-permits.aspx","source":{"primary_url":"https://gohart.org/Pages/fares-discount-permits.aspx","evidence":[{"source":"Hillsborough Transit Authority","url":"https://gohart.org/Pages/fares-discount-permits.aspx","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"reduced-fare-transit","jurisdiction":"Tampa, Florida","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/tampa-hart-discount-fares","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}