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Broadland

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Jerome Mayhew
Jerome MayhewConservative · Broadland and Fakenham
13 people on asylum support in Broadland

Rank 295 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 0.93 per 10,000 puts Broadland in the 18th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 1 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 13 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.5M a year.

What asylum costs Broadland

£293Kestimated hotel costs/year
£33Ksubsistence payments/year
£16KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 13 people on asylum support in Broadland(0.01% of 93,293 nationally at 30 Jun 2026). Hotel costs pro-rated from £5.77M/day national spend in 2024/25 (House of Commons Library, CDP-2025-0184). Subsistence: £49.18/week per person.

Broadland: 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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Exact values
PeriodValue
Mar 20146
Jun 20145
Sept 20146
Dec 20145
Mar 20155
Jun 20155
Sept 20155
Dec 20155
Mar 20165
Jun 20164
Sept 20164
Dec 20164
Mar 20174
Dec 20175
Jun 20185
Sept 20185
Dec 20185
Mar 20195
Jun 20195
Sept 20195
Dec 20195
Mar 20205
Jun 20209
Sept 20209
Dec 20209
Mar 20217
Jun 20211
Sept 20214
Dec 20215
Mar 20224
Jun 20225
Sept 20224
Dec 2022158
Mar 2023162
Jun 2023169
Sept 2023136
Dec 2023108
Mar 20256
Jun 20257
Sept 20256
Dec 20259

Trend

+3Latest quarter change
+3Change across series
41Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation12
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only1
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
13
Homes for Ukraine
237
Afghan programme
45
Resettlement cumulative
8

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine237
Afghan programme45
Resettlement cumulative8

Population context

All pathways total295
Share of local population0.21%

Ethnic composition projection

Broadland: White British 93.6% (2021) to 87.2% (2051). 80% CI: 87.2, 89.3%.

Ethnic composition: Broadland

0255075100% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 83% in 2061White Other 4% in 2061Mixed 8% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherMixed 80% CI

Each line shows one ethnic group's share of the local population. The shaded band is the 80% confidence range. Values after 2051 are illustrative only.

Ethnic composition: Broadland

Census 2011, Census 2021, then Hamilton-Perry projections to 2051. Percentages.

2011
96%
2021
94%
2031proj
92%
2041proj
90%
2051proj
87%
2061proj
83%
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 to 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation. Not a forecast.

Scenario explorer

Under different assumptions, White British share in Broadland ranges from56.4% to 79.0%by 2051. That is a 22.7pp spread.

Fertility
Low~108k/yr
Principal~315k/yr
High~476k/yr
ConstantRates stay at current levels
Half convergenceMove halfway to national avg
Full convergenceConverge to national avg
Migration
Central scenario: WBI 64.5% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 0.5% (2021) → 1.0% (2051). Christian 50.8% → 10.0%.

Religion: Broadland

527497193%Census 2021Christian 10% in 2051No religion 88% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religion

Religious affiliation projected from Census 2021 self-identification. Trends reflect demographic change in the existing population, not religious conversion.

Nativity

5.6% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: low diversity (entropy 0.18). 98.1% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Broadland

125507599%Census 2021UK-born 68% in 2051Foreign-born 32% in 20512021203120412051
UK-bornForeign-born

Share of the local population born outside the UK. Movement reflects both new arrivals and the UK-born children of existing residents reaching adulthood.

low immigration: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Census 2021 mobility: 7.9% moved within UK, 0.3% arrived from abroad
other14.3% internal, 4.4% international
black14.1% internal, 1.9% international
white other13.5% internal, 1.6% international
mixed13.2% internal, 0.9% international
asian10.5% internal, 2.2% international
white british7.5% internal, 0.2% international

Why Broadland is changing

-2.4pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-1.3pp
Local migration
+5.3pp

White British change 2011-2021. Cyan = decline. Amber = growth.

Dominant driver: national trend. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).

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