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An annual payment of £305.10 is available through the Young Carer Grant (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Thousands of young carers across Scotland have received £600,000 in the first year of a new government grant to support them.
An annual payment of £305.10 is available to young people aged between 16 and 18 spending an average of 16 hours a week caring for someone who receives a disability benefit.
More than 2,000 such teenagers received the Young Carer Grant payment – which can be spent on anything they like – in the 12 months from October 2019.