KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9: The Early Schooling Aid (BAP) has been increased to RM200 from RM150 per student for the 2027 school session, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said 5.3 million students were eligible for the aid, involving an allocation of RM1 billion.
“This means a family with four children will receive RM800 to prepare for the 2027 school session,” he said when tabling Budget 2027, themed ‘Reaching for the Sky, Rooted in the Ground’, in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Anwar said the aid would be distributed directly at schools so parents could attend and meet the teachers, reflecting a shared responsibility for their children’s academic progress and character development.
