{
  "id": 13078480,
  "title": "Budget 2027: Allowance for special needs and autistic students increased to RM200 per month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-allowance-for-special-needs-and-autistic-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128139/budget-2027-allowance-for-special-needs-and-autistic-students-increased-by-rm200-per-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE allowance for students with special educational needs has been increased from RM150 to RM200 per month, benefiting 150,000 special needs students, including autistic children nationwide. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that the S...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Budget 2027: Form 6 students ‘all smiles’ upon receiving RM2,500 allowance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-form-6-students-all-smiles-upon-receiving-rm2-500",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "2027 Budget: Back-to-school aid raised to RM200, Form 6 students to get RM2,500 allowance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/2027-budget-back-to-school-aid-raised-to-rm200-form-6-students-to-get",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:20:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}