Trend
+37 Latest quarter change
+199 Change across series
23 Official data points
Antrim and Newtownabbey
202 on asylum support. Rank 142 nationally, 3 in Northern Ireland. Rate: 13.64 per 10,000 (65th percentile). Regional provider: Mears.
Summary
Antrim and Newtownabbey has 202 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 142 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 13.64 per 10,000 residents places it around the 65th percentile. 107 are in contingency accommodation (53% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in Antrim and Newtownabbey
Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.
Local numbers
Accommodation split
Dispersal accommodation 95
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 0
Contingency accommodation 107
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 118
Afghan programme 30
Resettlement cumulative 254
Population context
All pathways total 350
Share of local population 0.24%
Hotel evidence
No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.
No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.
National benchmarks
Supported asylum count
202 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
13.64 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
107 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 5 in Northern Ireland by supported asylum.