UK PAGE 6 BRIEFING: Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK People who originally came to the UK to seek asylum made up an estimated 4% of the UK’s foreign-born population in 2022 and 0.6% of the UK’s total resident population An estimated 387,000 foreign-born people living in the UK in 2022 said they originally came to the UK to seek asylum, according to Migration Observatory analysis of the An. [...] UK PAGE 7 BRIEFING: Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK In 2023, asylum accounted for 7% of immigration to the UK, compared with 4% who arrived on bespoke humanitarian schemes In 2023, long-term international migration to the UK was estimated to be around 1.2 million. [...] Among those in contingency, initial, and other non-dispersed accommodation as of March 2024, the majority (68%) were in hotels.2 As part of the Asylum and Protection Transformation Programme, and as a means to reduce the cost of the asylum system, the Home Office has enforced more room-sharing in hotels. [...] UK PAGE 19 BRIEFING: Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK Figure 12 Compared against EU countries, the UK ranked 5th for number of asylum claims received in 2023, but 20th if adjusted for population size In 2023, the UK received around 84,000 in-country asylum applicants, the fifth highest when compared with the EU+ (the EU-27 plus Switzerland and the three EEA countries, Iceland, Liechtenste. [...] BRIEFING: Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK The Migration Observatory Based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, the Migration Observatory provides independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis of data on migration and migrants in the UK, to inform media, public and policy debates, and to generate high quality research on international.
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- AUTHORS Peter William Walsh 1
- Nuni Jorgensen 1
- PUBLISHED 01072024 1
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 2
- Key Points 2
- Asylum seekers accounted for 7 of immigration to the UK in 2023 compared with 4 who arrived on bespoke humanitarian schemes for Hongkongers Afghans and Ukrainians. 2
- In 2023 the top five most common countries of nationality for people who applied for asylum from inside the UK were Afghanistan Iran Pakistan India and Bangladesh. 2
- Data from 2023 shows that asylum success rates are very similar among young men and women. 2
- The financial cost of operating the UKs asylum system reached a record high of 4 billion in the financial year 202223. 2
- The value of asylum support payments fell 29 in real terms that is accounting for inflation between 2000 and 2023 despite nominal increases. 2
- In 2023 the UK ranked fifth in the absolute number of asylum claims received when compared to EU countries. But when adjusted for population size it falls to 20th place. 2
- This briefing examines asylum refugee resettlement and bespoke humanitarian schemes in the UK. 2
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 3
- Understanding the policy 3
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 4
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 5
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 6
- Understanding the evidence 6
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 7
- People who originally came to the UK to seek asylum made up an estimated 4 of the UKs foreign-born population in 2022 and 0.6 of the UKs total resident population 7
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 8
- In 2023 asylum accounted for 7 of immigration to the UK compared with 4 who arrived on bespoke humanitarian schemes 8
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 9
- In 2023 the top five most common countries of nationality of people who applied for asylum from within the UK were Afghanistan Iran Pakistan India and Bangladesh 9
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 10
- The success rate of asylum applications at initial decision increased sharply from 2018 to 2022 before falling in 2023 10
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 11
- In 2023 asylum success rates at initial decision were very similar among men and women 11
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 12
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 14
- The share of asylum applications that received an initial decision within six months fell from 87 in Q2 2014 to 6 in Q3 2023 14
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 15
- Between 2018 and 2022 the UKs asylum backlog increased sharply from 27000 to 132000 applications. It fell by 28 in 2023 following several government measures to process applications faster 15
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 16
- The distribution of asylum seekers and resettled refugees is uneven across the UK 16
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 17
- The use of contingency accommodation to house asylum seekers has increased substantially since the pandemic 17
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 18
- The financial cost of operating the UKs asylum system reached around 4bn in the financial year 202223 18
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 19
- Despite nominal increases in real terms the asylum support payment level in 2023 was 29 lower than in 2000 19
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 20
- Compared against EU countries the UK ranked 5th for number of asylum claims received in 2023 but 20th if adjusted for population size 20
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 21
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 22
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 23
- Evidence Gaps and Limitations 23
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- Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK 24
- The Migration Observatory 24
- About the authors 24
- COMPAS 24
- Press contact 24
- Recommended citation 24
