The money is part of the Migration Impacts Fund, and will be spent on community initiatives around education, community safety and neighbourhood management, as well as helping new arrivals adapt to life in Lincolnshire.

Here in the Boston area it is estimated that there are up to 15,000 migrant workers.

The Migration Impacts Fund was set up to give extra financial help to communities facing change because of migration.

Coun Peter Robinson, executive councillor for community safety at Lincolnshire County Council, said the authority had already implemented a number of services for migrant workers.

"These measures include welcome packs, community support groups, outreach workers with appropriate language and cultural backgrounds, and extra funding for local advice centres," he said.

"We are committed however, to try to mainstream support for new arrivals by incorporating it as far as possible into the services we provide for all Lincolnshire residents. We have also continued to lobby central government for more money to fund the extra activities and services being delivered. This funding we have now been successful in obtaining will be used to continue our work in libraries and schools, and further activities to benefit communities in the county.

"Many migrants who come to Lincolnshire are employed in agriculture, horticulture, and the food industry, which are the backbone of our county economy. Migrant workers perform a vital role in the success of these industries."