Government provides £20m for councils supporting child refugees

Neil Puffett
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

A total of £20m will be shared between all local authorities currently supporting more than 10 asylum-seeking children, the government has said.

The Home Office says 350 children will be resettled in the UK under the so-called "Dubs amendment" of the Immigration Act 2016. Picture: Shutterstock
The Home Office says 350 children will be resettled in the UK under the so-called "Dubs amendment" of the Immigration Act 2016. Picture: Shutterstock

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