21.09.2022

HOW TO APPLY FOR STUDENT AID

The one-time aid of BGN 300 for students enrolled in the first and eighth grade in state and municipal schools has so far been granted to nearly 60 thousand families, according to the data of the Social Assistance Agency.

Applications for this type of assistance began in mid-summer and continue until October 15, and the allocation of funds is no longer linked to parents' income.

The goal is to support the families of children in the first and eighth grades in the preparation of the students at the beginning of the school year.

Apply at the current address of one of the parents. The forms are uploaded to the website of the Social Assistance Agency and can also be submitted electronically.

Compared to last year's data, there has been increased interest, notes Deputy Minister of Social Policy Nadya Klisurska.

Parents must provide a note from the school that the child is enrolled in first or eighth grade, she explains.

It is important to know that the aid is received in two parts - in the first and in the second term.

Funds are subject to return if the student accumulates 5 or more unexcused absences within a month or if the student interrupts his studies.

636 for last year were the orders for the refund of the amount received for first-graders. The number is significantly higher for eighth-graders - over 1,500, Nadya Klisurska specifies.