East Lothian
Scotland — asylum support snapshot, as at 31 Mar 2026.
East Lothian ranks #207 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 1.1% of Scotland's supported caseload. No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →
The last 12 quarters
Up 7000% since 30 Jun 2023.
The legal route, locally
Alongside asylum dispersal, East Lothian has received 78 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 context is unavailable: the 2021 census covered England and Wales only — Scotland ran its own census. Numbers say where the asylum system places people — they say nothing about any individual.
Data as of
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