Migration - Councils hit by inaccurate stats
WORKERS, OCT 2007 ISSUE
The Local Government Association has said that inaccurate migration statistics have left as many as 25 local authorities paying for services to migrants who had not been included when the central government grant to authorities was being calculated. Up to 25 councils, including Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester were affected.
The TUC also acknowledges, "Slough Council has pointed to the fact that there are 700 more children receiving child benefit than the estimated number of children in Slough. The Council has claimed that it stands to lose £15 million in funding, which will not be assisted in meeting needs such as providing education for 900 school children new to the UK who arrived in Slough in 2005 and 2006."