A new website has been launched to provide information on and help young people apply for their free bus pass.

All under-22s in Scotland are eligible for the National Entitlement Card (NEC) which provides free bus travel across the country.

The delivery of the scheme, operated by Transport Scotland, was criticised by MSP Jackie Baillie earlier in the year due to low uptake which was attributed to a complicated application process.

Having been launched in January, only eight per cent of those eligible in Argyll and Bute had received their NEC by the end of March.

Information on how to apply for and use the NEC can be found here.