Wheelchair user Vinayagan Mohan spends about $70 a month on bus and train fares, mainly to commute from his home in Serangoon to his office near Tai Seng MRT station.
The 25-year-old, who promotes training programmes to companies, is on job probation and earns about $700 a month.
As he spends a considerable amount on fares relative to his salary, the fare review committee's proposal to allow the physically disabled to enjoy concessionary bus and train fares was welcome news for Mr Vinayagan.
"With the concessions, we can use the savings for other things, such as medical bills, or save more money for our families," he said.
Mr Vinayagan left previous jobs in Paya Lebar and Orchard as he needed to take taxis because of the distance between his home and workplace.
He was spending up to $400 a month on taxi fares then.
Associations that cater to the disabled also welcomed the recommendation.
Handicaps Welfare Association president Edmund Wan said: "The subsidies would give the disabled more savings, and encourage them to move around more, integrating with the rest of the community."
Ms Judy Wee, vice-president of the Disabled People's Association and a wheelchair user, said: "It could encourage the disabled to come out (of their homes), and join the workforce."
But she questioned how "disability" would be defined under the proposal, and whether concessions would be extended to those with learning or mental disabilities.
Currently, the physically disabled have to pay full adult fares. Members of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped may have their bus fares waived at the discretion of bus drivers.
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