Home Office · accommodation type: Dispersal Accommodation

Asylum seekers receiving support: Dispersal Accommodation

at 30 June 2026

69,038 people

Asylum seekers receiving support for Dispersal Accommodation was 69,038 people at 30 June 2026, up 0.5% (319) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; Accommodation Type=Dispersal Accommodation
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 1982 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by accommodation type: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 27,262 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 28,492 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 29,451 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 31,343 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 31,944 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 31,641 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 32,793 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 35,253 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 36,575 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 38,099 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 39,019 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 40,399 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 40,325 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 40,003 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 40,434 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 41,830 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 43,465 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 44,055 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 44,545 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 45,348 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 46,505 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 46,075 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 45,071 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 44,506 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 45,465 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 47,646 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 48,463 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 47,482 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 46,518 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 47,568 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 47,036 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 55,562 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 53,530 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 58,965 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 58,503 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 56,143 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 56,979 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 58,636 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 58,444 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 56,489 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 61,251 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 61,778 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 65,312 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 65,707 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 66,683 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 66,234 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 66,232 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 68,538 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 68,719 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 69,038 people · published 27 August 2026

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The chart as a table
PeriodAsylum support by accommodation type
March 201427,262 people
June 201428,492 people
September 201429,451 people
December 201431,343 people
March 201531,944 people
June 201531,641 people
September 201532,793 people
December 201535,253 people
March 201636,575 people
June 201638,099 people
September 201639,019 people
December 201640,399 people
March 201740,325 people
June 201740,003 people
September 201740,434 people
December 201741,830 people
March 201843,465 people
June 201844,055 people
September 201844,545 people
December 201845,348 people
March 201946,505 people
June 201946,075 people
September 201945,071 people
December 201944,506 people
March 202045,465 people
June 202047,646 people
September 202048,463 people
December 202047,482 people
March 202146,518 people
June 202147,568 people
September 202147,036 people
December 202155,562 people
March 202253,530 people
June 202258,965 people
September 202258,503 people
December 202256,143 people
March 202356,979 people
June 202358,636 people
September 202358,444 people
December 202356,489 people
March 202461,251 people
June 202461,778 people
September 202465,312 people
December 202465,707 people
March 202566,683 people
June 202566,234 people
September 202566,232 people
December 202568,538 people
March 202668,719 people
June 202669,038 people

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 accommodation type, including hotels (contingency accommodation), dispersal accommodation and subsistence-only support. This is a stock, not a flow.

People accommodated by local authorities or other schemes, or the cost of support.

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 accommodation type