Hull Young Carers Grant
The Hull Young Carers Wellbeing Grant is to support our city’s young carers wellbeing, this grant is for young people that have a prominent role in caring for someone they love and care for on a daily or regular basis.
The grant widens opportunities for young carers to explore their own interests and hobbies and improve their overall wellbeing. An application can be supported through our Hull Young Carers Project or it can be through any professional that is aware of the young person’s caring responsibilities.
A young carer can apply for a grant of £300 to support an existing interest, a new hobby or buy an item - this is provided through a digital platform called Virtual Wallet. Once approved, the grant funding is made available to the young carer through their Virtual Wallet account. It enables them to buy vouchers, items and activities from a range of local and national organisations.
How to apply
Please visit Hull City Council's Hull Young Carers page for more information on the application process.
What happens next?
Once the referral has been approved and sent to the Virtual Wallet Team, they will get to work to set the account up and apply the £300 credit to the account. This can then be spent within the marketplace. As you spend the grant, the balance will change to show you how much is left in your Virtual Wallet account.
In line with the terms and conditions of the grant, you will be asked to upload any receipts of items purchased from your Virtual Wallet account within 6 months of setting up your account. Details of how to do this will be sent to you by the Virtual Wallet team by e-mail.
What can you spend the grant on?
The grant can be spent in the Virtual Wallet marketplace where there is a range of items available to choose from including:
Vouchers – There is a large selection of EVouchers available to buy Clothing, Hobbies, Subscriptions, Entertainment, Electronics, Sportswear, Days out, Cinema, Books and Theatre, Merlin Pass, Football and Rugby merchandise
We also have a selection of providers who have signed up to the Marketplace, including:
- The Deep
- Williams Den
- Humber Llamas
- Jump in Beverley
- Anlaby Studios
- Jack in the Box Play Centre
- Northern Academy of Performing Arts
- Hollywood Bowl
- Elmhurst Ballet School
- Sundown Adventure Park
- Team Sport Go Karting Hull
- Burton Constable Hall
- Gravity Hull
- Little Astronauts
- Hull Truck Theatre
- Stockfield Park
- Northern Ballet
- Bugtopia
- Oxmardyke Equestrian Centre
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park
- Rock Up Hull
- Lost City Adventure Golf
- VLD Dance Academy
- Gulliver’s Kingdom
*The marketplace is updated to reflect current availability, please check the site for the items' currently available.
Any questions?
A member of the Virtual Wallet support team can assist with any questions or provide support if required. They can be contacted by using the webchat (available during working hours in the bottom right hand side of this website) or by email: info@myvirtualwallet.co.uk.