Staying Put (staying with your foster carer)

You might want to do this because you want support while you finish your education or you might just need more time get ready to live on your own.

The benefit of staying put is getting to stay in your home where you feel settled and still have the support to develop independent living skills with your foster carer.

A Staying Put arrangement can only be put in place if you and your foster carer agree to it. This is because your foster carers will no longer be your 'carers' and will become your staying put 'providers'. 

You, your carers, your social worker and your Young Person's Advisor (YPA) will sign a living together agreement, which explains what the ground rules are, what your responsibilities are and how the people looking after you will help you to build your skills for becoming independent.

The staying put arrangement can continue until you turn 21, or you can stop living in the household before then.

When you are 16, we'll start to think about this - and talk about it with you. We'll also record this in your pathway plan.