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Asylum grant rate at initial decision during the Conservative 2019–2024 government

2018 → 2023 · 5 periods

↑ 104.5%+34.4%

Asylum grant rate at initial decision rose by 104.5% over the period, from 32.9% (2018, the level when the government took office) to 67.2% (2023, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level 2018: 32.9%
  2. Level when it left 2023: 67.2%
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Asylum grant rate at initial decision: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%20%40%60%20102015202020252010: 25.7% percent · published 27 August 20262011: 32.5% percent · published 27 August 20262012: 36.1% percent · published 27 August 20262013: 37.7% percent · published 27 August 20262014: 41.2% percent · published 27 August 20262015: 39.9% percent · published 27 August 20262016: 34% percent · published 27 August 20262017: 31.9% percent · published 27 August 20262018: 32.9% percent · published 27 August 20262019: 52% percent · published 27 August 20262020: 46.3% percent · published 27 August 20262021: 72.2% percent · published 27 August 20262022: 75.9% percent · published 27 August 20262023: 67.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 48.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 38.1% percent · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpin
The chart as a table
PeriodAsylum grant rate at initial decision
201025.7%
201132.5%
201236.1%
201337.7%
201441.2%
201539.9%
201634%
201731.9%
201832.9%
201952%
202046.3%
202172.2%
202275.9%
202367.2%
Year ending June 202548.2%
Year ending June 202638.1%

Definition and caveats

The percentage of initial decisions on asylum claims from main applicants in a 12-month period that resulted in a grant of protection or other leave. Withdrawn claims are excluded from the calculation.

Doesn’t measure: Dependants, the outcome of appeals, or the share of all people who claimed asylum who were eventually allowed to stay.