In October the council asked the government for 5m to deal with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (Children Now, 20-26 October 2004).
A spokesman for the Home Office said it was still investigating costs going back three to four years. Kent maintains asylum is a national issue and says it has received assurances from the Home Office that costs would be met in full by the government.
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