Wandsworth
England · London — asylum support snapshot, as at 31 Mar 2026.
Wandsworth ranks #192 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.1% of England's supported caseload — 2.6 per 10,000 residents (against the 327,506 usual residents counted in 2021). No contingency accommodation (hotel or otherwise) is recorded here at this snapshot. Compare all authorities →
The last 12 quarters
Up 20% since 30 Jun 2023.
Census context (2021)
The legal route, locally
Alongside asylum dispersal, Wandsworth has received 51 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
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