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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).

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From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published:
1 April 2013
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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  1. UASC and LC submission forms for 2026 to 2027 added.

  2. Updated funding instructions and submission sheets for 2026 to 2027.

  3. Updated funding instructions for 2025 to 2026 published.

  4. Updated the funding submission sheet.

  5. Updated the UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2024 to 2025 to confirm the extension of the incentivised funding scheme until the end of November 2024.

  6. Information about funding for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children updated.

  7. Removal of Additional funding instructions - National Transfer Scheme which has been replaced with information in the standard funding instructions.

  8. Updated section 4.2 of the UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2024 to 2025 to reflect information on a £15,000 incentivised funding scheme.

  9. Published version 1.1 of the UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2024 to 2025. The previous version gave the wrong financial year in section 3.

  10. Updated funding instructions for 2024 to 2025 published.

  11. Older funding instructions removed for clarity.

  12. 'Additional funding instructions - National Transfer scheme' updated.

  13. New document detailing additional funding for 2023-24 has been added.

  14. New documents have been added: Unaccompanied asylum seeking children funding instructions to local authorities 2023 to 2024; leaving care funding instructions to local authorities 2023 to 2024.

  15. Updated the UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2022 to 2023 and the Temporary additional funding - National Transfer Scheme and added an additional funding sheet.

  16. Replaced the Funding Submission Sheet with an updated version.

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

  18. 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.

  19. '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.

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

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

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

  23. Updated for 2020 to 2021 financial year

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

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

  26. Instructions for 2019 to 2020 published.

  27. UASC funding instructions for local authorities PDF updated.

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

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

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

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

  32. Updated guidance.

  33. Updated guidance.

  34. Updated guidance.

  35. Updated guidance.

  36. Updated document and title change.

  37. First published.

Documents

UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2026 to 2027 (accessible)

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UASC funding instructions to local authorities 2026 to 2027

PDF, 259 KB, 9 pages

Leaving care funding instructions to local authorities 2026 to 2027 (accessible)

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Leaving care funding instructions to local authorities 2026 to 2027

PDF, 319 KB, 9 pages

UASC submission form: 2026 to 2027

ODS, 74.7 KB

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Leaving care submission form: 2026 to 2027

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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.

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