Overview
- Congresswoman Jhakeline Ugarte introduced bill 13690/2025-CR to amend Article 20.4 of Law 29973 and extend free public-transport passes to companions of people with severe disabilities.
- Under current rules the free-ride benefit applies only to Conadis-registered users, leaving caregivers to pay separate fares even when travel is necessary.
- If approved, the measure would cover about 86,000 people in total, roughly doubling the existing benefit currently reaching 42,990 Peruvians with severe disabilities.
- The initiative aims to cut travel costs for access to health care, education, rehabilitation and administrative services, citing INEI data on lower average incomes and high informality among people with disabilities.
- Sponsors reference companion-pass frameworks in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Scotland, Germany and Australia, and the bill is now under review by Congress’s Social Inclusion and People with Disabilities commission.