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Ards and North Down

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Alex Easton
Alex EastonIndependent · North Down

4 MPs cover constituencies in or overlapping Ards and North Down.

0 people on asylum support in Ards and North Down

Rank 347 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 0 per 10,000 puts Ards and North Down in the 4th percentile. That means fewer than most areas.

Ards and North Down: asylum numbers still rising

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.

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12281410Dec 2014Dec 2025Peak Mar 2023Rwanda schemeAlbania dealBibby StockholmRwanda scrapped
Exact values
PeriodValue
Dec 20141
Mar 20151
Jun 20151
Sept 20151
Dec 20151
Mar 20161
Sept 20161
Jun 20203
Sept 20201
Dec 20201
Mar 20211
Jun 20211
Sept 20219
Dec 202115
Mar 202235
Jun 202220
Sept 202217
Dec 202297
Mar 2023122
Jun 202381
Sept 202361
Dec 202359
Mar 202413
Jun 202429
Sept 202419
Dec 202435
Mar 202553
Jun 202541
Sept 202537
Dec 202551

Trend

+14Latest quarter change
+50Change across series
30Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation0
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only0
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
0
Homes for Ukraine
220
Afghan programme
14
Resettlement cumulative
101

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine220
Afghan programme14
Resettlement cumulative101

Population context

All pathways total234
Share of local population0.14%
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