Glossary

ação social escolar

Published 30 October 2026, 20:39
ação social escolar (escalão A / B)

School support for low-income families: free or reduced-price meals, help with textbooks and materials. Band A or B is linked to the family's escalão for abono de família. You apply through the school.

Where you come across it. The start of the school year.
You first have to get your escalão from Segurança Social: the school does not assign it.