Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies

The Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies is an annual financial assistance of $124 per child for the 2025-2026 school year, regardless of family income. Eligibility is determined based on the child's age and not on whether he or she attends school. It is paid to the beneficiary of Family Allowance who has, as the case may be:

• a child aged 4 to 16 on 30 September of the school year in question;
• a child aged 4 to 17 on 30 September of the school year in question, if the Supplement for Handicapped Children is also paid to him or her.

No application is required to receive the Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies. It is automatically added to your Family Allowance payment in July of each year.

In the case of shared custody, each parent who receives Family Allowance must also have custody of the child based on usual custody during the month in which the supplement is paid, that is, in July of each year. Each parent will receive half the supplement at the same time ($62 each for the 2025-2026 school year). We consider that a child is in shared custody when the child lives alternately with each parent between 40% and 60% of the time each month.