19th birthday. An Adult Learners Grant cannot be paid in addition to Income Support (or any out of work benefits) but can be claimed by those on Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit, but will be taken into account when calculating these benefits. Former relevant young people aged 18 and older Higher education Lone parents and sick and disabled young people under certain circumstances may continue to be eligible to claim means tested welfare benefits whilst studying higher education courses. They will be required to claim student funding (student maintenance loans and grants), which will be taken into account when assessing the level of means tested benefit. Sick and disabled young people may be able to claim a Disabled Students Allowance and if they are attending Higher Education they can claim a Special Support Grant, which replaces the Student Maintenance Grant. Seeking employment Former relevant young people aged 18 and older Jobseekers Allowance – unemployment Former Relevant young people can claim Jobseekers Allowance if they are ‘available for work’. At the initial claim meeting a Job Centre Plus Personal Adviser will develop a ‘Jobseeker’s Agreement’ with the young person, showing: • the young person’s availability for work 104 • the kind of work they want and how they will look for the type of work • how they might improve their chances of finding a job • the help and support the Job Centre Plus will provide. Young people leaving care can be offered immediate access to a variety of employment programmes for which the standard unemployment qualifying period is six months. In certain circumstances young people can claim Jobseekers Allowance if they are studying less than 16 hours per week and are available for work. In reality, studying under these restrictions 