Home Office · nationality: Sri Lanka

Asylum seekers receiving support: Sri Lanka

at 30 June 2026

1,961people

Asylum seekers receiving support for Sri Lanka was 1,961 people at 30 June 2026, down 5.4% (112) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; Nationality=Sri Lanka
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 63 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by nationality: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 1,443 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 1,520 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 1,575 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 1,611 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 1,620 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 1,600 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 1,575 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 1,549 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 1,533 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 1,557 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 1,521 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 1,543 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 1,570 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 1,563 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 1,549 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 1,574 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 1,714 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 1,625 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 1,558 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 1,442 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 1,369 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 1,224 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 1,140 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 1,046 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 956 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 1,012 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 1,072 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 1,054 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 982 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 913 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 871 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 822 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 778 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 726 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 760 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 1,014 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 1,076 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 1,124 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 1,273 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 1,341 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 1,394 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 1,656 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 1,838 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 2,015 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 2,050 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 2,114 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 2,205 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 2,227 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 2,073 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 1,961 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 nationality. This is a stock, not a flow.

People who claimed asylum but do not receive support, or refugees who have been granted status.

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 nationality