Young People Providing Unpaid Care Urged to Claim £390 One-Off Payment

Young people providing unpaid care urged to claim £390 one-off payment

The Young Carer Grant eligibility has been extended to 19-year-olds.

Young carer grant extended to support 19-year-olds

The annual payment of £390 was previously only available to carers aged 16 to 18.

Young Carers Given New Support as Grant is Extended to 19 Year Olds

Scotland’s young carers are set to receive a little more breathing space after the Young Carer Grant was expanded to include 19 year olds for the first time. The grant, delivered through Social Security Scotland, has long provided a yearly payment of three hundred and ninety pounds and twenty five pence to young people balancing school, work and the quiet daily grind of looking after someone they love. Until now it has only been open to 16 to 18…

Young Carer Grant extended to 19-year-olds

Young carers up to age 19 will now receive Young Carer Grant following an expansion of the benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland. The grant which was previously open to 16 to 18-year-olds is a Scottish only benefit that gives young carers a yearly payment of £390.25.