The two parties had been in dispute since last year's Hillingdon judgment, when the High Court ruled councils should act as corporate parents to unaccompanied asylum seekers up to the age of 24.
The Government had refused to meet Hillingdon's estimate of how much money it needed to look after immigrants arriving at Heathrow, but last month it agreed to increase the amount paid to gateway authorities. For Hillingdon, that meant upping its offer from 1.4m to meet the council's 5m estimate.
Peter Gilroy, strategic director of social services at Kent County Council, said recruitment was a risky option given the sharp downward trend in immigration.
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