Guidance

Unaccompanied asylum seeking children and leaving care: funding instructions

Instructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).

Documents

UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2022 to 2023

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Leaving care funding instructions to local authorities 2022 to 2023

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Temporary additional funding - National Transfer Scheme

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Funding submission sheet

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Details

These funding instructions set out the conditions under which local authorities may claim reimbursement of costs for supporting and caring for unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 729 September 2022 + show all updates
  1. Replaced the Funding Submission Sheet with an updated version.

  2. Added the new document Temporary additional funding - National Transfer Scheme.

  3. Changed all references to "Annex A" to "Funding submission sheet", updated years throughout, updated wording in section 6.10 of the UASC funding instruction and added Funding submission sheet as an attachment.

  4. 'Temporary amendment to UASC funding to local authorities: 2 July 2020' removed as document is out of date and no longer required as an instruction for UASC and leaving care funding.

  5. Updated section 10 and section 11 to the Leaving Care Funding Instructions and section 11 and 12 to the UASC Funding Instructions documents.

  6. Updated UASC funding instructions to local authorities and leaving care funding instructions to local authorities for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.

  7. Added temporary amendment to UASC funding to local authorities.

  8. Updated for 2020 to 2021 financial year

  9. Leaving care funding instructions to local authorities 2019 to 2020 updated with changes to the timetable.

  10. Updated the UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2019 to 2020.

  11. Instructions for 2019 to 2020 published.

  12. UASC funding instructions for local authorities PDF updated.

  13. Updated leaving care (post 18) funding instructions to local authorities 2016-17 guidance.

  14. Updated unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) guidance.

  15. Guidance added on 'Leaving care (post 18) funding instructions to local authorities 2016-17'.

  16. Updated 'UASC funding instructions to local authorities'.

  17. Updated guidance.

  18. Updated guidance.

  19. Updated guidance.

  20. Updated guidance.

  21. Updated document and title change.

  22. First published.