Unpaid carers are being encouraged to check if they qualify for financial support.
Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, issued the reminder during Carers Week, which ran from June 9 to 15.
He urged those in his constituency to explore whether they are eligible for social security benefits designed to support their vital work.
Mr Brown said: "Carers Week is about recognising the contribution of carers and I want to take the opportunity of this week to encourage all unpaid carers in my constituency to find out whether they might be eligible for social security support.
"Many unpaid carers do not realise, often through an understandable sense that they are only ‘doing right’ by their loved one, that there is financial support available to them.
"But there is help out there – whether that is Carer Support Payment, Carer’s Allowance Supplement, or the Young Carer Grant – and those who are eligible should be accessing it."
He highlighted that the Carer’s Allowance Supplement, introduced by Social Security Scotland in 2018, was the first benefit delivered by the agency and provides extra financial support to carers.
Mr Brown said: "Since the payment’s introduction, unpaid carers in Scotland will be up to £4,475 better off by the end of 2025.
"The Young Carer Grant is also only available in Scotland, and the Scottish Government has widened eligibility for Carer Support Payment to enable more carers in education to access it.
"The SNP, working for Scotland in Government, is also committed to introducing new extra support for carers who care for more than one person.
"We want to deliver social security with dignity, fairness and respect, continually listening to what carers and support organisations have to say to help shape the changes we’re making."
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