Young carers wellbeing grants
The Young Carers Wellbeing Grant is designed to support the welfare of young carers in Hull and provide opportunities for them to focus on their own wellbeing away from their caring roles.
Applications must be supported by a professional who understands and confirms the young carer’s role within their family, including the impact it has on them. The supporting professional can be any of the following -
- Healthcare Professional
- Key Worker
- Social Worker
- Early Help Worker
- Youth or Community Worker
- Teacher or Education Professional
If a young carer does not have access to a professional who can support their application, you can e-mail The Young Carers Project team at TheYoungCarersProject@hullcc.gov.uk who may be able to offer support.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, a young person must be -
- aged between 5 and 17 years old
- living at a registered address within Hull
- providing care, assistance, or support to another family member who has -
- a long-term illness
- disability
- mental health impairment
- problems with drug or alcohol misuse
The person they care for may be a parent, a sibling, grandparent, or other relative.
You should be aware that due to limits on the funding available, and to enable as many young carers to access the grant as possible, only 2 young carers from one household are eligible to apply for the grant within any 12-month period. For example, if 3 young carers are present in one household, only 2 young carers will be eligible to apply.
What to expect
On a successful application, a young carer can expect to receive an individual grant of £300 once every 12-months. The Young Carers Wellbeing Grant is delivered through Virtual Wallet, a digital voucher system provided by People Places Lives Limited which supports NHS organisations and local authorities to deliver grants. You can find more information about Virtual Wallet or People Places Lives Limited.
Successful applicants are given access to the Virtual Wallet Marketplace where then can access and spend their grant. You can access examples of available retailers on the Virtual Wallet system.
What the Grant cannot fund
- Joint applications cannot be considered. Grants are for individual young carers only and cannot be combined with another application
- We cannot fund any debt, ongoing costs (such as subscriptions) or any items which have already been ordered or purchased
- Respite care or day care, or an increase to personal care packages that would result in ongoing provision
- A holiday or trip outside of the United Kingdom
If you need support for any of these things, please ask your supporting professional to contact us on 01482 300 300 and ask for either Adult’s or Children’s Services
Applications for 2025 to 2026
The Hull Young Carers Wellbeing Grant is now open for 2025 to 2026 and supporting professionals can download an application form and the grant guidance notes.
Applications will only be accepted if sent from the young carers supporting professional’s e-mail address. Once a supporting professional has completed the form with a young carer, it must be scanned and submitted via e-mail to youngcarersgrants@hullcc.gov.uk
The Young Carers Wellbeing Grant Panel 2025/26 will meet three times this year. Applications for the Young Carers Wellbeing Grant 2025/2026 must be submitted by the following deadlines -
- Monday 23 June 2025
- Monday 10 November 2025
- Monday 2 February 2026