{"metric":"asylum_backlog_by_duration","title":"Asylum backlog by time waiting","topic":"migration","unit":"people","measure_type":"stock","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-06-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"June 2026","value":40168,"status":"provisional","vintage":"2026-08-27"},"comparison":{"period_label":"June 2025","value":90812,"vintage":"2026-08-27"},"source":{"publisher":"Home Office","publication":"Immigration system statistics: asylum claims awaiting a decision dataset","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables","sheet":"Data_Asy_D03","table":"Asy_D03","row":"Application stage=Pending initial decision","column":"Claims","raw_value":"sum of 1430 rows","file_url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a85c2bcb0504df9f2c897ff/asylum-claims-awaiting-decision-datasets-jun-2026.xlsx","file_sha256":"1fe6c189fa5429681cd1414c9e8a131c72a1ec6ba917d5fe7cfeda9d72463da5","release_date":"2026-08-27","release_label":"Year ending June 2026"},"definition":"The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) whose asylum claim was awaiting an initial decision at the end of the quarter, split by how long the claim had been waiting. This is a stock, not a flow.","does_not_measure":"How long decided claims took, claims awaiting an appeal, or the number of cases (main applicants only).","links":{"page":"/migration/asylum-backlog-by-duration","series":"/api/metrics/asylum_backlog_by_duration/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/asylum_backlog_by_duration/vintages"}}