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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Council ‘at breaking point’ as latest surge of Chagos Island arrivals strains homelessness services

A cash-strapped London council has renewed warnings over the increasing number of people from the Chagos Islands arriving at Heathrow and needing homelessness services.

Hillingdon town hall has seen 621 individuals (168 families) of Chagossian descent fly into the airport since July 2024 - with 157 more people expected this week alone.

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