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Councils to receive more money to get lone migrant children out of hotels sooner

Councils will receive extra money to incentivise them to move lone migrant children out of hotels and into their care faster, the Government has said. Local authorities that move unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) from hotels to their care ...

24 Aug 2022 at 20:35

New reception centres planned to host unaccompanied child asylum-seekers in Kent

New arrival centres for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) are being planned in Kent ahead of the new year, a council chief has said. Kent County Council said it is waiting for a funding agreement from the Home Office so it can provide ...

29 Nov 2023 at 16:35

Rising number of migrant children in hotels ‘mistakenly identified as adults’

A rising number of lone migrant children are being found in hotels having been “mistakenly identified” as adults, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said. Amanda Spielman said she is “very concerned” about the trend and is worried that ...

03 Nov 2022 at 13:55

Bibby Stockholm changed to ‘ghost town’ as asylum seekers leave ship – resident

An asylum seeker who lived on the Bibby Stockholm said he is “glad it was closed” for the sake of people’s mental health as the barge has become a “ghost town” while residents are being moved to other accommodation. John, not his ...

31 Oct 2024 at 08:15

‘Asylum seekers feel hunted amid scenes of hate on UK streets’ as protests go on

Asylum seekers in hotels feel “hunted” by protests, campaigners said as one Afghan man told of being seen as “an enemy” by the British public after fleeing to the UK for a safer life. Multiple demonstrations outside hotels used ...

22 Aug 2025 at 15:36

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