Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
Redbridge Council is addressing accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children through a new strategy.
Redbridge Council's Cabinet approved its Children's Social Care Sufficiency Strategy 2026–2029 in September 2026. This strategy outlines how the council will meet its statutory duty to provide adequate housing for children in care and care-experienced young people. It acknowledges ongoing pressures, including increasing demand for placements for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
The strategy also addresses limited local capacity, rising costs, and the increasing complexity of needs within the care market. No further council meetings are currently scheduled to discuss unaccompanied asylum-seeking children at this time.
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