Young people providing part-time care for someone urged to claim £359 annual payment
06.06.2023 - 16:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
This week marks Carers Week and Social Security Scotland is encouraging young people aged 16, 17 or 18, to check if they are eligible for the Young Carer Grant, an annual payment worth £359.65. The devolved benefit is for young people who spend an average of 16 hours each week caring for someone with a health condition who is in receipt of a disability benefit.
The payment increased from £326.65 to £359. 65 in April as part of the annual uprating. The Scottish Government increased all devolved benefit payments in-line with the 10.1 per cent uprating applied to State Pension and most benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The Scottish Government introduced the Young Carer Grant in October 2019 to help young people with caring responsibilities. The payment can be claimed by youngsters in school, in further education, employed or unemployed once a year as long as long as they remain eligible.
A new tweet from Social Security Scotland urges young people with caring responsibilities to find out more information about the benefit. It said: "Young Carer Grant is now £359.65, a yearly payment available for 16, 17 or 18-year-olds who spend an average of 16 hours a week caring for someone who gets a disability benefit."
The Young Carer Grant is a yearly payment of £359.65 for young people in Scotland only. To be able to get the payment, you must be 16, 17 or 18 years old.
If you are a young carer, you might be looking after:
If you're caring for a parent or someone with children, you might also look after a brother, sister or young child.
You might be caring for someone if you:
If they need help with their mental health, or support with how they're feeling, you might:
If they have an illness or