Parents in Dumbarton and the Vale will be able to apply for a new cash payment for their kids from later this year.
Scotland’s Best Start Grant School Age payment will open for applications on June 3.
Regulations have been laid in Parliament, which is the next big step towards introducing the payment which will help the families who need it most with costs associated with the transition to school.
The benefit, to be delivered by Social Security Scotland, will see eligible families receive £250 to help with things such as educational toys and after school activities.
The payment follows the recently launched Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment.
Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed the school age payment will be open for applications from June, once regulations are approved.
She said: “The new £250 payment will help families with the costs of preparing for school and will use the same eligibility as the extremely successful Pregnancy and Baby Payment.”
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