t’ arrangement continue to be entitled to existing leaving care support such as the allocation of a Personal Adviser and a Pathway Plan. So for example, they will be able to access the 16-19 Bursary if they are pursuing a further education course and the HE Bursary if they are in higher education. 7.47. The local authority should explain to the young person their full entitlements, including how they will provide the young person with their leaving care grant once they move on from a ‘staying put’ arrangement and live independently. Duration of support 7.48. There is no minimum time the young person needs to have lived with their foster carer prior to turning 18. In order to be eligible for a ‘staying put’ arrangement the young person will need to be a former relevant child and have lived with their former foster carer immediately before turning 18. 7.49. Providing it is consistent with the welfare of the young person, the local authority would be expected to support a ‘staying put’ arrangement until the young person turns 21 – unless the young person or foster carer want the arrangement to end earlier. 7.50. Local authorities may wish to continue supporting a young person beyond age 21 if it meets their individual needs, such as finishing their course of education. Reasons for not supporting an arrangement 7.51. In all cases where the young person and former foster carer continue to live together after the young person reaches the age of 18 and until the young person becomes 21 years old, the local authority will monitor the ‘‘staying put’ arrangement’ 68 and will provide advice, assistance and support (including financial support to the former foster carer) with a view to maintain such an arrangement. The only time the local authority would not provide advice, assista