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Immigration system statistics: asylum summary tables
Table Asy_00a is the one-stop summary of asylum claims, initial decisions, people awaiting a decision, support and asylum-related returns, by calendar year plus the two latest year-ending periods. Data from 2026 Q1 onwards is provisional and will be revised.
- Official page
- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables
- Authority
- First-party official statistics · OGL-UK-3.0
- Latest release
- Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026
- Next scheduled
- 26 November 2026 (official date)
- Extractor
- ingest/ukdata/extractors/ho_asylum_summary.py
Metrics read from this publication
| Metric | Sheet · table | Row label | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum claims | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | People claiming asylum | people |
| Initial decisions on asylum claims | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | People receiving initial decisions | people |
| Asylum grants at initial decision | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | Grants of protection or other leave | people |
| Asylum grant rate at initial decision | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | Grant rate at initial decision | percent |
| Asylum backlog | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | People awaiting an initial decision | people |
| Asylum seekers receiving support | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | Asylum seekers in receipt of support | people |
| Asylum seekers accommodated in hotels | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | Of which accommodated in hotels | people |
| Asylum-related returns | Asy_00a · Asy_00a | Asylum-related returns | returns |
Releases ingested
| Published | Release | Observations | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2026 | Year ending June 2026 | 132 | asylum-summary-jun-2026-tables.ods sha256 f935782ab90190de… |
API: asylum_claims · asylum_initial_decisions · asylum_grants · asylum_grant_rate · asylum_backlog · asylum_support_total