Council quits child refugee dispersal scheme over £2m cost

Neil Puffett
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

A council has pulled out of a voluntary government scheme for dispersing unaccompanied asylum seeking children, claiming it cannot afford the estimated additional annual cost of £2m.

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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