MigrationWatchdog

Oldham

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

781
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
640
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
114
in contingency accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
114
of which in hotels
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
27
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Oldham ranks #30 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.9% of England's supported caseload — 32.3 per 10,000 residents (against the 242,088 usual residents counted in 2021). Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

856030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 83630 Sep 2023 — 85631 Dec 2023 — 71731 Mar 2024 — 72130 Jun 2024 — 82930 Sep 2024 — 84331 Dec 2024 — 84131 Mar 2025 — 74030 Jun 2025 — 77930 Sep 2025 — 79531 Dec 2025 — 79631 Mar 2026 — 781
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Oldham, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Broadly flat since 30 Jun 2023 (-7%).

Census context (2021)

242,088
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
16.6%
born outside the UK (40,263)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
3.8%
cannot speak English well or at all (8,893)
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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