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Asylum grant rate at initial decision: record highs and lows

The extremes of asylum grant rate at initial decision as published by Home Office, across the 18 periods held here (2010 to Year ending June 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, 38.1% in Year ending June 2026, is the lowest since 2018, when it was 32.9% — every period between was higher. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly above the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

75.9%2022

Lowest published

25.7%2010

The full series

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 or use arrow keys to read a value

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.