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Young people providing part-time care for family or friends could be due £359 one-off annual payment

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Young Carers Action Day is the perfect time for young people across Scotland to claim the financial support they are entitled to.

Social Security Scotland is encouraging eligible teenagers to apply for the annual Young Carer Grant, which is currently worth £359.65, but is set to increase to £383.75 from April, as part of the annual benefits uprating.

Since being introduced in 2019 by the Scottish Government, Young Carer Grant has delivered over £3 million to over 6,600 teenage carers.

However a leading carers charity says many young people who look after others do not recognise themselves as carers, as they see the support they give as just part of family life - as a result, they do not know they are entitled to benefits.

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