and financial policies that translate these aspirations into practice. Financial support and policies should promote and encourage young people to remain engaged in education, take up new education and training opportunities and undertake activities aimed at improving employability for those who are not engaged in employment or training (NEET). 83 8.42. The local authority may wish to consider the provision of incentive payments to encourage young people to undertake and sustain education and training courses and opportunities. The provision of these incentives would also help to ensure that care leavers are economically and financially secure. Financial assistance for care leavers qualifying for advice and assistance under section 24(2) – ‘Qualifying young people’ 8.43. For care leavers who do not become relevant children but who qualify for advice and assistance under section 24(2), the primary financial support role remains with the Department for Work and Pensions. However, local authorities may also give financial assistance to these young people on account of their particular needs over and above those of other young people and, where appropriate, may provide assistance to the same level of that provided to an eligible, relevant or former relevant child. 8.44. Where a local authority has either a duty or a power to advise or befriend young people who have left care (section 24(1)(b)), it may also give assistance which may be in kind or, in exceptional circumstances, in cash (sections 24A(4) and (5)). It should, however, be borne in mind that the local authority’s power to provide assistance to these care leavers extends until they reach the age of 21, or 25 where the young person is engaged in education or training. Where a young person has no parent to turn to fo