Home Office · uk region / nation: West Midlands

Asylum seekers receiving support: West Midlands

at 30 June 2026

11,756people

Asylum seekers receiving support for West Midlands was 11,756 people at 30 June 2026, down 1.8% (213) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; UK Region / Nation=West Midlands
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 380 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by UK region and nation: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05k10k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 3,557 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 3,789 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 4,105 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 4,427 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 4,406 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 4,359 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 4,592 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 5,031 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 5,204 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 5,083 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 5,078 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 5,207 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 5,254 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 5,286 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 5,330 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 5,355 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 6,055 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 6,087 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 6,045 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 5,954 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 6,116 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 5,914 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 5,501 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 5,712 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 5,941 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 6,346 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 6,550 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 6,576 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 6,503 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 6,509 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 6,482 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 7,382 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 7,005 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 7,362 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 7,533 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 12,406 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 12,888 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 13,380 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 14,724 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 12,676 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 11,874 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 10,517 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 11,934 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 12,613 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 12,500 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 13,270 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 13,979 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 13,499 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 11,969 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 11,756 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