The downward trend continues!! I'm sure Sue, Stephen and John will be pleased to read this and will of course say so! Here’s a summary of the quarterly figures released by the Home Office on asylum (these all relate to the position as of June, so does not include any of Andy Burnham’s tenure):     16,021 asylum seekers were housed temporarily in UK hotels, down 50% year-on-year from 32,041.     85,891 people applied for asylum in the UK, down 21% from 108,585 in the previous year.     Home Office spending on asylum in the UK decreased to £4.36bn in 2025-26, down 8% from £4.76bn in 2024-25.     40,168 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application, down 56% from 90,812 a year earlier.     42,394 people were granted refugee protection or another kind of leave to stay in the UK in the year to June, after an initial decision on their asylum claim. This is down 21% from 53,480 grants in the previous year.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
More good news!	27/08/26 11:16:00	Michael Brigo
Reply	27/08/26 12:06:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	27/08/26 12:33:00	Robert Wheeler
Re:Re:Reply	27/08/26 12:37:00	Michael Brigo
Reply	27/08/26 13:55:00	Sue Hammond
Re:More good news!	27/08/26 16:06:00	John Hawkes

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