are leavers attending university, in addition to the statutory HE Bursary. B.7 For example: • A living and maintenance allowance (term time and vacations); • An accommodation grant (term time and vacations) – this may involve providing allowances to enable young people to remain with their previous foster carers during the whole course, or to return to them in the vacations. It may also be used to fund university halls of residence and/or independent accommodation; and • How the authority will assist young people with the provision of stationary, books and equipment, including a computer and travel and educational visits. B.8 To ensure young people are not isolated, particularly at the beginning of their courses, the local authority may also need to consider additional funding so that young people can visit previous foster carers, family and friends and enable foster carers to visit them. 95 B.9 Many young people now enter university via access courses and other flexible learning frameworks in addition to the formal A level route. Local authorities should set out in a format easily accessible by all its looked after children and care leavers how they will assist young people to enter higher education via these flexible learning frameworks. B.10 The majority of higher education establishments and universities provide additional support to young people leaving care, in recognition of the additional hurdles that they have, and continue to face. PAs and young people should explore what additional support is provided by each university as part of the process of considering applications to individual establishments. The university’s students’ support service should be able to provide information on the type and level of practical and financial support available. 96 Appendix C