Home Office · uk region / nation: London

Asylum seekers receiving support: London

at 30 June 2026

12,140people

Asylum seekers receiving support for London was 12,140 people at 30 June 2026, down 11.3% (1,547) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; UK Region / Nation=London
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 636 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by UK region and nation: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 2,623 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 2,708 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 2,692 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 2,773 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 2,748 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 2,722 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 2,589 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 2,446 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 2,657 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 3,470 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 3,918 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 4,324 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 4,375 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 4,317 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 4,542 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 4,776 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 5,610 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 5,645 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 5,808 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 5,788 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 6,165 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 6,294 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 6,473 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 6,284 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 6,855 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 7,375 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 7,991 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 7,938 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 7,995 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 9,322 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 9,382 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 11,241 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 10,129 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 12,394 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 11,310 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 25,863 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 26,338 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 25,160 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 24,383 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 21,715 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 20,154 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 18,044 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 19,922 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 20,161 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 19,960 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 17,161 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 18,127 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 16,378 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 13,687 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 12,140 people · published 27 August 2026

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What this measures

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) receiving Home Office asylum support at the end of the quarter, split by the UK region or nation where they are supported. This is a stock, not a flow.

Where people claimed asylum, refugees who have been granted status, or people supported by local authorities.

Source

Dataset
Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support dataset
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026 · sha256 72f915e4ae27e78b
All values
Asylum seekers receiving support by uk region / nation