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West Lothian

Scotland — asylum support snapshot, as at 31 Mar 2026.

56
asylum seekers supported
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
7
in dispersal accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
46
in contingency accommodation
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
46
of which in hotels
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source
3
other or unclassified support
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source

West Lothian ranks #224 of 344 UK local authorities with supported asylum seekers, carrying 0.9% of Scotland's supported caseload. Compare all authorities →

The last 12 quarters

97030 Jun 202331 Mar 202630 Jun 2023 — 030 Sep 2023 — 031 Dec 2023 — 9731 Mar 2024 — 6330 Jun 2024 — 7930 Sep 2024 — 8531 Dec 2024 — 8331 Mar 2025 — 7930 Jun 2025 — 8930 Sep 2025 — 8931 Dec 2025 — 7931 Mar 2026 — 56
People in receipt of Home Office asylum support in West Lothian, quarterly snapshots. Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, Immigration system statistics).

The legal route, locally

Alongside asylum dispersal, West Lothian has received 66 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 context is unavailable: the 2021 census covered England and Wales only — Scotland ran its own census. Numbers say where the asylum system places people — they say nothing about any individual.

Data as of

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