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FOI release

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children accommodated in Plymouth and grant amounts paid by the Home Office from 2002 to 2013

Published 16 April 2014

FOI release 30360.

  • The first provider of accommodation to asylum seekers in Plymouth, Devon was Adelphi Hotels and the contract commenced in April 2000.

  • Number and cost of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASCs) at centres in Plymouth, Devon between 2002 and 2013:

Year Number of UASCs accommodated Grant paid by the Home Office (£s)
2002 to 2003 N/A 53,470
2003 to 2004 N/A 70,908
2004 to 2005 N/A 60,329
2005 to 2006 N/A 82,416
2006 to 2007 6 137,741
2007 to 2008 6 116,175
2008 to 2009 13 188,489
2009 to 2010 13 198,251
2010 to 2011 6 155,620
2011 to 2012 6 183,437
2012 to 2013 6 177,453