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Hammersmith and Fulham

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Ben Coleman
Ben ColemanLabour · Chelsea and Fulham

2 MPs cover constituencies in or overlapping Hammersmith and Fulham.

225 people on asylum support in Hammersmith and Fulham

Rank 123 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 11.83 per 10,000 puts Hammersmith and Fulham in the 65th percentile. That means a moderate load compared to the national picture. 24 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. 200 in contingency accommodation (hotels, not housing). Accommodation and support for 225 people at £107 per person per day is about £8.8M a year.

What asylum costs Hammersmith and Fulham

£5.1Mestimated hotel costs/year
£575Ksubsistence payments/year
£270KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 225 people on asylum support in Hammersmith and Fulham(0.24% 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.

Hammersmith and Fulham: 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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4563041520Mar 2014Dec 2025Peak Sept 2023Rwanda schemeAlbania dealBibby StockholmRwanda scrapped
Exact values
PeriodValue
Mar 201424
Jun 201414
Sept 201419
Dec 201423
Mar 201519
Jun 201525
Sept 201527
Dec 201525
Mar 201628
Jun 201630
Sept 201621
Dec 201616
Mar 201713
Jun 201713
Sept 201717
Dec 201715
Mar 201816
Jun 201814
Sept 201819
Dec 201813
Mar 201913
Jun 201911
Sept 201913
Dec 201912
Mar 202014
Jun 202014
Sept 202022
Dec 202024
Mar 202125
Jun 202127
Sept 202124
Dec 202158
Mar 202268
Jun 202297
Sept 202274
Dec 2022198
Mar 2023250
Jun 2023236
Sept 2023456
Dec 2023438
Mar 2024396
Jun 2024390
Sept 2024420
Dec 2024418
Mar 2025356
Jun 2025400
Sept 2025405
Dec 2025364

Trend

-41Latest quarter change
+340Change across series
48Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation1
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only24
Contingency accommodation200

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
225
Homes for Ukraine
968
Afghan programme
177
Resettlement cumulative
45

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine968
Afghan programme177
Resettlement cumulative45

Population context

All pathways total1,370
Share of local population0.72%

Ethnic composition projection

Hammersmith and Fulham: White British 38.3% (2021) to 16.1% (2051). 80% CI: 14.5, 19%.

Ethnic composition: Hammersmith and Fulham

012253750% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 11% in 2061White Other 19% in 2061Asian 11% in 2061Black 18% in 2061Mixed 17% in 2061Other 24% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther 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: Hammersmith and Fulham

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

2011
45%
23%
9%
14%
2021
38%
25%
11%
12%
2031proj
30%
24%
11%
14%
9%
11%
2041proj
23%
23%
12%
16%
12%
15%
2051proj
16%
21%
12%
17%
14%
20%
2061proj
11%
19%
11%
18%
17%
24%
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 Hammersmith and Fulham ranges from24.3% to 28.6%by 2051. That is a 4.3pp 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 26.0% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 12.7% (2021) → 15.8% (2051). Christian 49.9% → 23.7%.

Religion: Hammersmith and Fulham

821344861%Census 2021Christian 24% in 2051No religion 56% in 2051Muslim 16% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslim

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

Nativity

45.5% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: highly diverse (entropy 0.88). 78.6% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Hammersmith and Fulham

1633506784%Census 2021UK-born 21% in 2051Foreign-born 79% 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.

high immigration gateway: High foreign-born share means ethnic change is migration-driven. Future projections are sensitive to immigration policy.

Census 2021 mobility: 16% moved within UK, 2.7% arrived from abroad
white other20.5% internal, 4.8% international
asian16.5% internal, 5.4% international
mixed15.1% internal, 2.4% international
white british16.5% internal, 1% international
other13.3% internal, 3.8% international
black7% internal, 1% international

Why Hammersmith and Fulham is changing

-6.7pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
+2.8pp
Local migration
-3.1pp

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

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

Full demographic profileSchool pressure, housing demand, service demand scoring, economic profile, language projections, and more on UK Demographics.View Hammersmith and Fulham on UK Demographics →