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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Cash-strapped London borough issues warning over homeless Chagos Islanders flying into Heathrow

A cash-strapped council has warned an increasing number of people from the Chagos Islands are flying into London and needing homelessness support when they land.

Hillingdon council said it has seen an influx of families of Chagossian decent arriving at Heathrow airport "without planned onward accommodation" and it has predicted it will cost the town hall more than £1million by the end of the year.

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