MigrationWatchdog

East Devon

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

120
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
120
in contingency accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
120
of which in hotels
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

East Devon ranks #169 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.1% of England's supported caseload — 8 per 10,000 residents (against the 150,831 usual residents counted in 2021). Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

300030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 28330 Sep 2023 — 30031 Dec 2023 — 28031 Mar 2024 — 19930 Jun 2024 — 14730 Sep 2024 — 11831 Dec 2024 — 21431 Mar 2025 — 19030 Jun 2025 — 19430 Sep 2025 — 26931 Dec 2025 — 22431 Mar 2026 — 120
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in East Devon, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Down 58% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

150,831
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
6.2%
born outside the UK (9,301)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
0.3%
cannot speak English well or at all (392)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source

The legal route, locally

Alongside asylum dispersal, East Devon has received 32 people through formal resettlement schemes since 2014 (none in the last four published quarters).

four quarters to 2026 Q1, and cumulative since 2014 · 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

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