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Dumfries and Galloway

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
John Cooper
John CooperConservative · Dumfries and Galloway
30 people on asylum support in Dumfries and Galloway

Rank 255 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 2.06 per 10,000 puts Dumfries and Galloway in the 27th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 4 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. 26 in contingency accommodation (hotels, not housing). Accommodation and support for 30 people at £107 per person per day is about £1.2M a year.

What asylum costs Dumfries and Galloway

£677Kestimated hotel costs/year
£77Ksubsistence payments/year
£36KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 30 people on asylum support in Dumfries and Galloway(0.03% 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.

Dumfries and Galloway: 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
Mar 20221
Jun 20222
Sept 20222
Dec 20222
Mar 20232
Jun 20231
Sept 202353
Dec 202342
Mar 202458
Jun 202472
Sept 202481
Dec 202486
Mar 202570
Jun 2025104
Sept 2025107
Dec 202591

Trend

-16Latest quarter change
+90Change across series
16Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation0
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only4
Contingency accommodation26

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
30
Homes for Ukraine
301
Afghan programme
27
Resettlement cumulative
79

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine301
Afghan programme27
Resettlement cumulative79

Population context

All pathways total358
Share of local population0.25%
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