School grants by next week

THE disbursement of the Ministry of Education’s School Supplies and Book Grant will take place next week Wednesday, just five days before the opening of the new school term on September 7.

The ministry says it has comple­ted the initial review of all 45,953 applications received for the grant, and it is now undertaking the ne­cessary final verification checks to confirm eligibility and ensure the available assistance is directed to the most vulnerable applicants.

A release from the ministry yesterday stated that it expects to have completed final verification for approximately 10,000 applications by today, while final verification of the remaining applications is expected to be completed by next Wednesday.