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<p>In addition to money for children's social care that local authorities receive
through the Local Government Finance Settlement and finance arrangements which apply
to the Devolved Administrations, the Home Office provides additional funding contributions
to the costs incurred by local government in looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking
(UAS) children and former UAS childcare leavers.</p><p>Local authorities supporting
the greatest number of UAS children relative to their child population receive the
higher rate of £143 per child per night for each UAS child. This higher rate applies
to local authorities supporting UAS children totalling 0.07% or greater of their general
child population. All other local authorities receive £114 per person per night for
each UAS child in their care. In addition, any local authority who accept the responsibility
for a UAS child from a higher rate receiving local authority will receive the higher
rate of £143 per child per night. This funding is not ring-fenced, and local authorities
are free to use this funding as they see fit to support children in their care.</p>
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