PART 6LOOKED AFTER AND ACCOMMODATED CHILDREN
Leaving care, accommodation and fostering
112Support for category 4 young people
1
The responsible local authority for a category 4 young person must support that young person, to the extent that his or her educational or training needs require it, by—
a
contributing to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, receiving education or training;
b
making a grant to the young person to enable him or her to meet expenses connected with his or her education or training.
2
The responsible local authority for a category 4 young person who pursues higher education in accordance with his or her pathway plan must pay the relevant amount to that young person.
3
The duty under subsection (2) is in addition to the responsible local authority’s duty under subsection (1).
4
Where the responsible local authority for a category 4 young person is satisfied that the young person is in full-time further or higher education and needs accommodation during a vacation because term-time accommodation is not available, it must—
a
provide the young person with suitable accommodation during the vacation, or
b
pay the young person enough to secure such accommodation.
5
The responsible local authority for a category 4 young person may take its duty under subsection (2) into account in assessing the young person’s need under section 107(4) and in discharging its duties under subsections (1) and (4).
6
The duties under this section are subject to section 113.