The INCLUSION partner and mobility provider Taxistop is setting up a pilot scheme for jobseekers, which is ready to be tested. Jobseekers with a migration background who are already part of the STEP project - a collaboration between Manpower and three Non-Governmental Organizations (Compaan, Groep INTRO & Web) – would be provided with a budget and a Mobility-as-a-Service app (MaaS) thanks to INCLUSION. The INCLUSION app is developed by Taxistop together with Olympus Mobility and has the purpose of addressing the mobility challenges that jobseekers often encounter. The budget available will provide jobseekers with a different range of sustainable travel opportunities. They can, for instance, buy a train, a bus, or a metro ticket, or rent a shared bike. The INCLUSION app will be the first Mobility-as-a-Service scheme used for social purposes. Approximately 100 people will test the app that will be evaluated at a later stage by Taxistop. The final purpose is to demonstrate that MaaS could address social exclusion challenges with regard to certain target groups and to provide innovative solutions to tackle transport poverty.
