Deliveroo has partnered with discount provider Blue Light Card to offer the UK’s essential workers free delivery for the next 12 months.

Blue Light Card provides discounts for emergency services, the NHS, teachers, social workers, and the armed forces.

Deliveroo is currently the only delivery app to partner with the company, which has over four million members.

"For many shift workers, being able to get their favourite meals or essentials delivered round-the-clock is a game-changer, so this unique partnership with Deliveroo is another way for us to show our hardworking and dedicated community that we’re there for them 24/7," said Andy Collins, chief operating officer, Blue Light Card.

Blue Light Card members will now have access to Deliveroo Plus Silver Membership for the next year, which the partnership says will save them more than £40 a year.

"This partnership with Blue Light Card and Deliveroo enables us to give back to essential workers from across the community and express our utmost appreciation for their incredible work every day," said Caroline Harris, VP of marketing at Deliveroo, UKI.

Blue Light Card currently has more than 13,000 offers ranging from High Street stores to theme parks and cinema tickets.

The organisation says it helped its members save more than £330 million last year.

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