Civometry

Home Office · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017

Asylum seekers receiving support during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

2014 → 2016 · 2 periods

↑ 24.7%+8,929 people

Asylum seekers receiving support rose by 24.7% over the period, from 36,223 people (2014, the level when the government took office) to 45,152 (2016, the last complete period before it left office). That is an average of +11.6% a year over the term.

  1. Inherited level 2014: 36,223
  2. Level when it left 2016: 45,152
  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 seekers receiving support: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k20102015202020252010: 22,689 people · published 27 August 20262011: 21,856 people · published 27 August 20262012: 21,249 people · published 27 August 20262013: 29,487 people · published 27 August 20262014: 36,223 people · published 27 August 20262015: 40,169 people · published 27 August 20262016: 45,152 people · published 27 August 20262017: 46,652 people · published 27 August 20262018: 50,426 people · published 27 August 20262019: 50,091 people · published 27 August 20262020: 64,041 people · published 27 August 20262021: 84,457 people · published 27 August 20262022: 110,171 people · published 27 August 20262023: 111,132 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 106,075 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 93,293 people · 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 seekers receiving support
201022,689 people
201121,856 people
201221,249 people
201329,487 people
201436,223 people
201540,169 people
201645,152 people
201746,652 people
201850,426 people
201950,091 people
202064,041 people
202184,457 people
2022110,171 people
2023111,132 people
Year ending June 2025106,075 people
Year ending June 202693,293 people

Definition and caveats

The number of asylum seekers (main applicants and their dependants) in receipt of Home Office asylum support at the end of the period, including accommodation and subsistence-only support.

Doesn’t measure: People granted protection who have moved on to mainstream benefits, or the cost of asylum support.