our own arrangements) if you are in full time HE or full time residential further education and your term time accommodation is not available. Staying Put with your former foster carer • If this is what you and your foster carer(s) want, we will support you to remain with your foster carers under what is called a ‘Staying Put’ arrangement. This can last until you are age 21 [Add link to Staying Put policy]. 12 3. Examples of other support we offer [LAs should customise this section to reflect what discretionary support they provide] Accommodation If you are aged over 18, your personal adviser will help you to find suitable accommodation. This might involve:- • Working with Housing Services to come up with suitable housing options for you, including supported accommodation if you are not ready or don’t want to have your own tenancy. • Support to access different independent housing options including social housing (this is accommodation managed by us or a housing association) • Advice about holding down a tenancy, including avoiding rent or Council Tax arrears, paying bills and budgeting. We know it can be very hard having your own place for the first time. We will do whatever we can to ease the pressures on you [NB: insert information if the council exempts care leavers from council tax] • Helping you to claim housing benefit/universal credit. • Practical support with moving into and furnishing your new home. • Supporting you if you have a housing crisis, including helping if you are threatened with or lose a tenancy [NB: care leavers aged 18-20 have a priority need in homelessness legislation]. Education, training and employment We want you to succeed in your education, training and employment. We will ask you how you are doing and be ready to celebrate your achievemen