0 h 49 m, 21 ago 2025 ano - 111,000 UK Asylum Applications in Past Year

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A record 111,000 asylum applications were made to the UK during the year to June, but the government is processing cases faster, new Home Office figures show.

This is an increase of 14% from the previous year, and it is higher than the peak of 103,000 in 2002.

But officials are processing more cases than before the general election, meaning that over the long term there may be fewer people in the system needing housing support.

The latest data, which covers Labour's first year in office, comes as the government faces growing pressure over immigration.

The figures also showed 71,000 cases, relating to 91,000 people, were awaiting an initial decision. The number of cases is lower than the number of people since one case can also cover the main claimant's family.

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