Good news for parents.  Not only 300 plus.  How do I get the school allowance?

Good news for parents. Not only 300 plus. How do I get the school allowance?

Many parents whose children are of school age use the so-called 300 plus, i.e. money for school supplies. However, not everyone knows that there are other forms of support that can be used. For example, school allowance. How to get it?

The school allowance is a benefit granted to a child once a year, in connection with the start of the school year or one-year pre-school preparation. It is PLN 100. How to apply for a benefit?

school allowance. Who can take advantage of the benefit?

Parents can apply for extra money children aged 7 to 18. It is important, however, that the children come from families receiving family benefits. – If the child is studying, the benefit can be collected for the next 3 years, until the age of 21 – Interia. However, age limits change when a child has a certificate of moderate or severe disability. Then the school allowance can be taken up to the age of 24.

How to apply for the benefit?

Although the differences may seem small at first, the school allowance differs from the “Good Start” benefit in that it is granted already at the time of pre-school preparation, in “preschool”, and not at the beginning of school education. How to apply for such a benefit? First of all, you can only get school allowance if your family already receives child benefit. This benefit is a form of support and does not function independently.

– Therefore, if you want to take advantage of the school allowance, you must first apply for child benefit. The parent should apply for the payment of this allowance by the end of the benefit period in which the school year began. Application templates can be picked up at municipal offices or downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy via the Emp@tia portal. Documents for granting family allowance and allowance for the beginning of the school year must be submitted by October 31, 2023.

Source: Gazeta

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