Serco’s role within the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract (AASC) is to support asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed by the Home Office.
That support includes, but is not limited to, providing the asylum seeker with adequate and appropriate accommodation.
Serco are responsible for 47% of all asylum seekers entering the UK, we provide those asylum seekers with accommodation across the North West, Midlands and East of England.
Statistics
Applications in UK
There were 78,768 asylum applications (relating to 97,390 people) in the UK in the year ending June 2023. 19% more than in the year ending June 2022.
As of March 2023, 112,294 individuals in receipt of asylum support, 32% higher than March 2022.
Arriving in UK by boat
There were 16,519 people detected arriving by small boats between October 2022 to March 2023. 372 small boats were detected in this period compared with 507 between October 2021 to March 2022.
There has been an average of 44 people per small boat in the six months to March 2023, compared with 32 people in the same period to March 2022.
In the first three months of 2023, two thirds (65%) of small boat arrivals were from just four nationalities: Afghan (24%), Indian (18%), Iranian (14%) and Iraqi (9%).
Countries UK asylum seekers originate from
The top 12 countries UK asylum seekers come from are as follows:
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13,714 | 24.38% |
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9,606 |
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7,719 |
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| India | 3,911 | 6.95% |
| Iraq | 3,715 | 6.60% |
| Bangladesh | 3,319 | 5.90% |
| Syria | 3,288 | 5.85% |
| Sudan | 2,712 | 4.82% |
| Eritrea | 2,516 | 4.47% |
| Pakistan | 2,317 | 4.12% |
| Turkey | 1,967 | 3.50% |
| Egypt | 1,467 | 2.61% |
Source: Summary of latest statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)