MigrationWatchdog

Breckland

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

41
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
40
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
1
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Breckland ranks #243 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0% of England's supported caseload — 2.9 per 10,000 residents (against the 141,476 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

41030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 130 Sep 2023 — 131 Dec 2023 — 031 Mar 2024 — 030 Jun 2024 — 030 Sep 2024 — 031 Dec 2024 — 031 Mar 2025 — 030 Jun 2025 — 030 Sep 2025 — 731 Dec 2025 — 2431 Mar 2026 — 41
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Breckland, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Up 4000% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

141,476
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
10.8%
born outside the UK (15,301)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
1.6%
cannot speak English well or at all (2,239)
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.

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