Funding for UAS children

The Home Office has ended key funding incentives for councils receiving unaccompanied asylum-seeking (UAS) children through the National Transfer Scheme. An LGA spokesperson said: “Councils have reported for some years that the cost of supporting UAS children and care leavers exceeds the funding they receive. This decision will clearly further limit councils’ ability to provide much-needed care and support for these young people. Government must use the forthcoming Spending Review to fully fund care and support for UAS children and care leavers.”