Children in Care: Asylum
Commons · Question 111398 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per unaccompanied asylum-seeking child to local authorities was in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 12 Feb 2026
Support for looked after children, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, is the statutory responsibility of local authorities. The primary source of funding for local authority children's social care is through the Local Government Funding Sett...