Under the scheme, six pupils are selected at random by Manchester City Council each week to receive 100-worth of vouchers, while their classmates receive 15 of vouchers each. But if the prizewinning pupil is truanting, both prizes are lost. Truanting prizewinners are not named, but the school they attend is.
Councillor Jeff Smith said: "We're doing it as a 10-week trial to see if it will have an effect on getting truants back into school. We know it's money-for-attendance, but if it works it will be better for everyone in the long run."
If the scheme proves a success the council intends to introduce it permanently.
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