Salford
England · North West — asylum support snapshot, as at 31 Mar 2026.
Salford ranks #38 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.8% of England's supported caseload — 25.2 per 10,000 residents (against the 269,920 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →
The last 12 quarters
Down 21% since 30 Jun 2023.
Census context (2021)
The legal route, locally
Alongside asylum dispersal, Salford has received 2 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
- #35 Wirral 705
- #36 Northumberland 703
- #37 Portsmouth 699
- #39 Aberdeen City 679
- #40 Middlesbrough 677
- #41 Swansea 677
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
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
- Census 2021 tables TS004 (country of birth) and TS029 (proficiency in English), England and Wales — ONS · Census day, 21 March 2021 · retrieved 2026-08-09