nce and adulthood. They should be seen as part of a range of accommodation options on offer to young people aimed at preparing them for independence and adulthood. 7.62. As commissioners and/or providers of supported lodgings, local authorities should ensure that clear policies and procedures are in place setting out: • assessment and approval criteria for carer/s or host/s27; • nature and level of support for carer/s or host/s; • allowance and fees structure; • referral and matching criteria for young people to carer/s or host/s; • expectations of carer/s or host/s and young people; • safeguarding frameworks; • financial arrangements (young people aged 16 and 17 and young people aged 18 plus); • training available to carer/s or host/s; • the income tax, national insurance and welfare benefits frameworks affecting payments made to carer/s or hosts. Supported housing and Foyers 7.63. Supported housing and Foyers can offer young people an opportunity to live more independently whilst still having other people around (staff and young people) and 27 Note that supported lodgings carers who are approved via the fostering regulations and fostering panel, to provide a placement for a looked after child will be treated as foster carers for income tax, national insurance and means tested benefit purposes. Less favourable rules apply where supported lodgings carer/s are approved outside of the fostering regulations minimum standards. 70 receiving support to develop independent living skills and work towards their goals in education, training, employment and other areas of life. The Foyer model is distinctive in that, in exchange for services tailored to their needs, young people entering a foyer are expected to actively engage in their own development and make a positive contribut