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Charnwood

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
103 people on asylum support in Charnwood

Rank 178 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 5.43 per 10,000 puts Charnwood in the 46th percentile. That means a moderate load compared to the national picture. 5 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. 9 in contingency accommodation (hotels, not housing). Accommodation and support for 103 people at £107 per person per day is about £4.0M a year.

What asylum costs Charnwood

£2.3Mestimated hotel costs/year
£263Ksubsistence payments/year
£124KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 103 people on asylum support in Charnwood(0.11% 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.

Charnwood: asylum numbers falling

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
Jun 20143
Sept 20142
Dec 20142
Mar 20152
Dec 20152
Mar 20162
Jun 20162
Sept 20162
Jun 20182
Sept 20182
Dec 20184
Mar 20194
Jun 20198
Sept 20198
Dec 20197
Mar 20205
Jun 202012
Sept 202012
Dec 202012
Mar 202112
Jun 202113
Sept 202110
Dec 202115
Mar 202216
Jun 202219
Sept 202230
Dec 2022214
Mar 2023235
Jun 2023211
Sept 2023217
Dec 2023196
Mar 2024157
Jun 2024134
Sept 2024229
Dec 2024244
Mar 2025190
Jun 2025235
Sept 2025270
Dec 2025238

Trend

-32Latest quarter change
+235Change across series
39Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation89
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only5
Contingency accommodation9

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
103
Homes for Ukraine
241
Afghan programme
79
Resettlement cumulative
34

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine241
Afghan programme79
Resettlement cumulative34

Population context

All pathways total423
Share of local population0.22%

Ethnic composition projection

Charnwood: White British 77.9% (2021) to 58.9% (2051). 80% CI: 56.5, 63.1%.

Ethnic composition: Charnwood

022456789% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 51% in 2061White Other 6% in 2061Asian 25% in 2061Mixed 9% in 2061Other 5% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianMixedOther 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: Charnwood

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

2011
84%
10%
2021
78%
12%
2031proj
73%
15%
2041proj
66%
18%
2051proj
59%
21%
2061proj
51%
25%
9%
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 Charnwood ranges from51.7% to 64.5%by 2051. That is a 12.8pp 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 56.7% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 3.3% (2021) → 4.5% (2051). Christian 44.1% → 11.1%.

Religion: Charnwood

019385776%Census 2021Christian 11% in 2051No religion 71% in 2051Muslim 5% in 2051Hindu 10% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslimHindu

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

Nativity

13.1% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: moderately diverse (entropy 0.45). 93.3% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Charnwood

829507192%Census 2021UK-born 59% in 2051Foreign-born 41% 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.

emerging diversity: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Census 2021 mobility: 11.7% moved within UK, 1% arrived from abroad
black27.7% internal, 3.8% international
white other16.1% internal, 5.7% international
mixed19.5% internal, 1.1% international
other15.3% internal, 4.5% international
asian11.4% internal, 3.3% international
white british10.9% internal, 0.3% international

Why Charnwood is changing

-6.4pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-0.3pp
Local migration
+0.3pp

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

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

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