MigrationWatchdog

Swindon

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

515
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
439
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
63
in contingency accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
63
of which in hotels
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
13
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

Swindon ranks #58 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.6% of England's supported caseload — 22.1 per 10,000 residents (against the 233,408 usual residents counted in 2021). Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

805030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 80530 Sep 2023 — 79831 Dec 2023 — 74431 Mar 2024 — 57830 Jun 2024 — 52330 Sep 2024 — 59231 Dec 2024 — 56031 Mar 2025 — 55130 Jun 2025 — 56830 Sep 2025 — 54031 Dec 2025 — 56231 Mar 2026 — 515
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in Swindon, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

Down 36% since 30 Jun 2023.

Census context (2021)

233,408
usual residents
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
20.4%
born outside the UK (47,652)
Census day, 21 March 2021 · source
1.8%
cannot speak English well or at all (4,012)
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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