MigrationWatchdog

Medway

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

316
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
305
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
11
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Medway ranks #99 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.4% of England's supported caseload — 11.3 per 10,000 residents (against the 279,773 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

316030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 2830 Sep 2023 — 6231 Dec 2023 — 8531 Mar 2024 — 10230 Jun 2024 — 12130 Sep 2024 — 16731 Dec 2024 — 19431 Mar 2025 — 19530 Jun 2025 — 18730 Sep 2025 — 21131 Dec 2025 — 25231 Mar 2026 — 316
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Medway, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Up 1029% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

279,773
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
13.8%
born outside the UK (38,654)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
1.2%
cannot speak English well or at all (3,101)
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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