# How more than 200 unaccompanied migrant children arrive by boat in Dover EVERY MONTH…and they’ll cost Britain millions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-more-than-200-unaccompanied-migrant-children-arrive-by-boat-in-dover-every-month-and-theyll-cost-britain-millions/
- Published: 2026-10-31T00:48:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T01:03:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16253785/How-unaccompanied-migrant-children-arrive-boat-Dover-cost-Britain-millions.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- 2,182 unaccompanied children reached Dover since January.
- Most made the Channel crossing by boat.
- Care costs about £52,000 per child each year.

## Summary

Kent County Council figures show that 2,182 unaccompanied children have crossed the Channel to Dover since January, averaging more than 200 a month. The arrivals have prompted concern about children travelling without parents and the cost of providing them with care.

Most are reported to have crossed by boat, though some arrived in lorries on ferries. Home Office figures put the cost of housing and supporting an unaccompanied child at £143 a night, or about £52,000 a year; the article estimates care until age 18 could cost more than £780,000 for a child arriving at three.

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