Home Office · uk region / nation: South East

Asylum seekers receiving support: South East

at 30 June 2026

6,646people

Asylum seekers receiving support for South East was 6,646 people at 30 June 2026, down 4.1% (283) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; UK Region / Nation=South East
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 370 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by UK region and nation: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour03k5k8k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 396 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 447 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 441 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 446 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 493 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 494 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 471 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 513 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 504 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 512 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 532 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 580 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 572 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 520 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 539 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 598 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 725 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 684 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 716 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 698 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 756 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 771 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 784 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 788 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 834 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 934 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 1,033 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 1,037 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 1,178 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 1,320 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 1,446 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 2,259 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 1,846 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 2,025 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 2,137 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 7,995 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 8,379 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 8,810 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 9,372 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 7,488 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 6,329 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 5,910 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 6,846 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 7,746 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 7,287 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 6,973 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 8,120 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 7,472 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 6,929 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 6,646 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