•Young carer grant is a payment for young people aged 16 to 18 living in Scotland who have been caring for someone with a disability.

•You can add together hours caring for different people, but they must all be getting a disability benefit at the right level.

•You can only get young carer grant once a year.

•You cannot qualify for young carer grant if you get carer’s allowance on the day you claim.

•Young carer grant is not means tested.

•You can qualify for young carer grant whether you are in or out of work.

•You do not need to have paid national insurance contributions to qualify.

•Young carer grant is administered and paid by Social Security Scotland.

•If you disagree with a decision about young carer grant, you can request a redetermination and then appeal against it (see Chapter 77). You must request a redetermination before you can appeal.