miums. This however does not apply to Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance. This group may also be entitled to a Disability Living Allowance which is provided to meet their financial care and mobility needs stemming from their disability. These benefits can be claimed whilst young people live in foster care. Lone parents Lone parents may be able to claim Income Support, Child Tax Credits (Family, Baby and Child Element), Child Benefit, Healthy Start Vouchers and qualify for a Sure Start Maternity Grant from the day of the birth of their baby. Disabled care leavers and lone parents continue to be entitled to the provision of accommodation or the means to secure accommodation by the local authority. Leaving care finance policies should set out how looked after young people and care leavers who are entitled to welfare benefits will be effected by these entitlements. 103 Income support – further education and training Former relevant young people aged 18 and older Further education Former Relevant young people who remain ‘estranged from their family’ can claim Income Support on the grounds of being in ‘Relevant Education’ from his/her 18th birthday until his/her 21st birthday as long as they started or were enrolled or accepted on the course prior to his/her 19th birthday. The education/training course must be below higher education level and be full time (at least 12 hours of contact time). Lone parents and sick and disabled young people under certain circumstances may continue to be eligible to claim means tested welfare benefits whilst studying full time further education, even if they commence the course after their 19th birthday. An Adult Learners Grant cannot be paid in addition to Income Support (or any out of work benefits) but can be claimed by those on Housi