UK region housing 20% of supported asylum seekers revealed and it’s not London – full list | UK | News
The number of people seeking asylum in the UK increased to a record level last year. A total of 111,084 people sought asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2025; This is 14% more than the year ending June 2024 and 8% more than the previous peak of 103,081 in 2002.
However, not all of these people were successful in receiving asylum support. At the end of June, the number of people receiving asylum support was 106,075; This figure is 5% higher than a year ago, but 14% lower than at the end of September 2023, when the number of supported asylum seekers peaked at 123,758 people. But a fifth of those supported in the UK are now concentrated in a single region, and that region is not the capital. Latest Government data has revealed staggering regional disparities in where supported populations are housed; some areas receive a much larger share than others. At the end of June 2025, almost nine in 10 (89%) of supported asylum seekers were in England alone. Home Office statistics. However, London came second on the list of regions with the highest total supported population, with 17,161 people, or 16%.
North West of EnglandThe city, which includes cities such as Liverpool and Manchester as well as towns such as Blackpool, had the highest number of supported refugees at 20%, or one in five. – total population supported or 21,196 people. After London, the West Midlands came in third place with 11.4% of the UK total, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber with 10%.
At the other end of the scale, Northern Ireland had the lowest total supported population at 1,068 people as of June 2025, equivalent to just 1%. Wales had a higher share at 3.2% (3,365 people), while Scotland had 4,195 people and 4% of the UK total.
According to the Home Office, Glasgow City hosts the highest number of asylum seekers among local authorities (3,844), followed by Birmingham (2,755), Hillingdon (2,481), Liverpool (2,361) and Manchester (1,997).
As of June 30, 30% of the supported population resided in hotels; It is 8% higher than at the end of June 2024, but 43% lower than the peak of 56,042 at the end of September 2023.
