Home Office · uk region / nation: Northern Ireland

Asylum seekers receiving support: Northern Ireland

at 30 June 2026

2,270people

Asylum seekers receiving support for Northern Ireland was 2,270 people at 30 June 2026, down 4.6% (109) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; UK Region / Nation=Northern Ireland
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 162 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by UK region and nation: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k3k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 479 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 467 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 455 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 475 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 492 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 497 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 502 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 545 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 550 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 573 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 571 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 636 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 681 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 683 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 716 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 715 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 814 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 867 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 912 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 976 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 940 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 915 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 827 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 960 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 923 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 937 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 961 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 940 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 912 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 885 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 1,021 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 1,437 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 1,404 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 1,569 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 1,710 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 3,103 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 3,030 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 3,348 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 3,220 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 2,831 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 2,765 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 2,530 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 2,632 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 2,730 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 2,637 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 2,535 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 2,566 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 2,608 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 2,379 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 2,270 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