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Rochdale

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

715
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
700
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
15
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Rochdale ranks #33 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.8% of England's supported caseload — 32 per 10,000 residents (against the 223,773 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

950030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 88430 Sep 2023 — 95031 Dec 2023 — 82031 Mar 2024 — 83430 Jun 2024 — 80230 Sep 2024 — 82531 Dec 2024 — 88631 Mar 2025 — 83330 Jun 2025 — 81430 Sep 2025 — 73131 Dec 2025 — 71931 Mar 2026 — 715
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Rochdale, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Down 19% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

223,773
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
15.5%
born outside the UK (34,651)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
2.9%
cannot speak English well or at all (6,265)
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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