Bexley

England · London — asylum support snapshot, as at 31 Mar 2026.

109

asylum seekers supported

as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

106

in dispersal accommodation

as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

other or unclassified support

as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Bexley ranks #177 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.1% of England's supported caseload — 4.4 per 10,000 residents (against the 246,473 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Bexley, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Down 24% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

246,473

usual residents

Census day, 21 March 2021 · source

21%

born outside the UK (51,759)

Census day, 21 March 2021 · source

1.6%

cannot speak English well or at all (3,881)

Census day, 21 March 2021 · source

Ranked nearby

Support counts are a point-in-time snapshot by registered address; contingency sites open and close between quarters. Census figures are from March 2021 and predate arrivals since. Numbers say where the asylum system places people — they say nothing about any individual.

Data as of 2026-08-09

Sources for this page

Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics) — Home Office · as at 31 Mar 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-09
Census 2021 tables TS004 (country of birth) and TS029 (proficiency in English), England and Wales — ONS · Census day, 21 March 2021 · retrieved 2026-08-09