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East Dunbartonshire

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Susan Murray
Susan MurrayLiberal Democrats · Mid Dunbartonshire

2 MPs cover constituencies in or overlapping East Dunbartonshire.

17 people on asylum support in East Dunbartonshire

Rank 286 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 1.55 per 10,000 puts East Dunbartonshire in the 23rd percentile. That means fewer than most areas. Accommodation and support for 17 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.7M a year.

What asylum costs East Dunbartonshire

£384Kestimated hotel costs/year
£43Ksubsistence payments/year
£20KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 17 people on asylum support in East Dunbartonshire(0.02% 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.

East Dunbartonshire: 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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9630Sept 2014Dec 2025Peak Dec 2025
Exact values
PeriodValue
Sept 20142
Dec 20142
Sept 20171
Mar 20251
Jun 20251
Sept 20253
Dec 20259

Trend

+6Latest quarter change
+7Change across series
7Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation17
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only0
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
17
Homes for Ukraine
117
Afghan programme
0
Resettlement cumulative
24

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine117
Afghan programme0
Resettlement cumulative24

Population context

All pathways total134
Share of local population0.12%
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