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Fermanagh and Omagh

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Pat Cullen
Pat CullenSinn Fein · Fermanagh and South Tyrone
2 people on asylum support in Fermanagh and Omagh

Rank 333 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 0.17 per 10,000 puts Fermanagh and Omagh in the 8th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 2 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 2 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.1M a year.

What asylum costs Fermanagh and Omagh

£45Kestimated hotel costs/year
£5Ksubsistence payments/year
£2KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 2 people on asylum support in Fermanagh and Omagh(0.00% 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.

Fermanagh and Omagh: 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.

2
4310Jun 2014Dec 2025Peak Jun 2025
Exact values
PeriodValue
Jun 20141
Mar 20252
Jun 20254
Sept 20254
Dec 20252

Trend

-2Latest quarter change
+1Change across series
5Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation0
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only2
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
2
Homes for Ukraine
124
Afghan programme
46
Resettlement cumulative
188

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine124
Afghan programme46
Resettlement cumulative188

Population context

All pathways total172
Share of local population0.15%
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