t local housing market conditions, to maximise care leavers’ housing options. Local authorities should avoid blanket approaches of promoting or discouraging either tenure, instead 7.67. The risk of tenancy breakdown is relatively high when a young person becomes a tenant for the first time. Systems must be in place to ensure that young people have been well prepared and their assessment clearly demonstrates that they are ready to live independently. ‘Floating support’ should be provided to help young people living in their own tenancies (in either type of tenure) to develop the practical and financial skills and the emotional resilience they need to live independently. Some young people will only need floating support for a short period until the practical and financial aspects of setting up and running a home have been completed and the young person is confident living alone, while others will need 28 Broadly speaking, a tenancy is created when someone is granted the right to occupy accommodation with exclusive occupation for a period in return for a rent. 71 more intensive or on-going support. Where possible, floating support should be designed to follow the young person, so, if they move house they can continue to receive it. Local authorities must also ensure that young people know where to get help immediately if they encounter problems. Social rented housing 7.68. Housing authorities are responsible for allocating most social housing, although some registered social landlords (housing associations) let a proportion of their vacancies independently. In many areas demand outstrips supply, making accommodation in the social rented sector a scarce resource and generally not available ‘on demand’. Housing authorities must allocate accommodation in accordance with Part 