Families on low income across Wales are to be given a £100 grant towards the cost of new secondary school uniforms.
It is the fourth year of the grant scheme from the Welsh Assembly Government.
Education Minister Jane Hutt said children in poverty should not be disadvantaged.
The one-off grant is available for all pupils entering Year 7 of secondary school in Wales who are eligible for free school meals.
It is also available to pupils in special schools, special needs resource base and pupil referral units in Wales who are 11 at the start of the school year, and who are also eligible for free school meals.
The all-Wales grant scheme was introduced in June 2005 and is targeted at pupils entering secondary school - the time when parents face the biggest cost of buying uniform in one go.
It is the fourth year of the grant scheme from the Welsh Assembly Government.
Education Minister Jane Hutt said children in poverty should not be disadvantaged.
The one-off grant is available for all pupils entering Year 7 of secondary school in Wales who are eligible for free school meals.
It is also available to pupils in special schools, special needs resource base and pupil referral units in Wales who are 11 at the start of the school year, and who are also eligible for free school meals.
The all-Wales grant scheme was introduced in June 2005 and is targeted at pupils entering secondary school - the time when parents face the biggest cost of buying uniform in one go.
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