More than 13,300 low income families will this Saturday receive a supplementary benefit for every child.
The allowance, announced last year, will be granted on September 5 to families earning less than €10,830.
Social Policy Minister Michael Farrugia said the allowance is tied to conditions for those aged up to 16, including attending 95 per cent of the scholastic year and receiving all vaccination according to the National Vaccination Programme.
Those aged between 16 and 23 who still live with their families, need to either be attending schools, seeking employment or enrolled for the Youth Guarantee Programme.
The conditions are mean to fight illiteracy and help alleviate some of the burden of those on the brink of poverty.
Families with up to three children will be given €400 for every child, and €200 will be paid out for every other children.
13,319 families will be receiving more than €7.5 million. Of these, 527 earn just a bit more than €10,830 Social Solidarity Minister Michael Farrugia said during a press conference this morning.
A total of 3,250 families - or one fifth of those eligible - did not qualify as they did not live up to the conditions, including school attendance.
These figures will be analysed over the coming weeks to see whether this supplement, or the conditions to receive it, need to be amended.
Meanwhile, more than 16,500 families will be receiving the children’s allowance, amounting to more than €6 million on September 12, just before the beginning of the scholastic year.