KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Form Six students will receive a RM2,500 cost-of-living allowance each next year, matching the rate given to matriculation students, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced today.

Speaking during the tabling of Budget 2027 in Parliament, Anwar said the assistance would benefit 90,000 Form Six students nationwide.

Anwar also announced that the government would increase Bantuan Awal Persekolahan (BAP), or early schooling assistance, from RM150 to RM200 per pupil next year.

He said the RM1 billion allocation would benefit 5.3 million pupils, with a family of four school-going children receiving RM800 to prepare for the 2027 school session.