People claiming asylum in the UK (year ending June 2026, latest)

85891people

Home Office, Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2026 reports people claiming asylum in the UK (year ending June 2026, latest) of 85891people for 9 March 2026.

Taken from the source, last 23 Oct 2026, 16:57 UTC · Source · Receipt

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• Alex Norris on asylum claims, 9 March 2026

  Alex Norris said: “In the UK, there have been over 80,000 asylum claims for the last two years; for the previous decade, claims averaged 27,500.” This page repeats what Home Office reports.

  Alex Norris · week of 2026-10-23

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