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The UK will help fund a series of reception centres in France that will provide accommodation and support for migrants attempting to cross the channel.
Reports suggest the plan forms part of the £54million aid package the Government has promised France to stem the number of small migrant boats reaching the UK.
The Home Office is negotiating with French authorities to help fund the reception centres which will house migrants intercepted before they make the crossing, according to the Telegraph.
The newspaper reports that the centres will enable the French authorities to move migrants away from the coast and allow them to apply for asylum in France or other 'safe' European countries.
A Home Office source told the Telegraph: 'The investment in those centres across France would be dedicated support to migrants and possibly voluntary returns to countries of origin where appropriate.
The UK is set to help fund reception centres for migrants heading for channel crossings
