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Huntingdonshire

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
23 people on asylum support in Huntingdonshire

Rank 271 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 1.2 per 10,000 puts Huntingdonshire in the 20th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 3 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 23 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.9M a year.

What asylum costs Huntingdonshire

£519Kestimated hotel costs/year
£59Ksubsistence payments/year
£28KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 23 people on asylum support in Huntingdonshire(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.

Huntingdonshire: 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
Sept 20142
Dec 20142
Mar 20152
Mar 20184
Jun 20184
Sept 20184
Dec 201810
Mar 20195
Jun 20193
Sept 20192
Mar 20223
Jun 20226
Sept 202210
Dec 2022131
Mar 2023133
Jun 2023106
Sept 2023128
Dec 202312
Mar 202414
Jun 202417
Sept 202416
Dec 202418
Mar 202523
Jun 202522
Sept 202522
Dec 202517

Trend

-5Latest quarter change
+15Change across series
26Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation20
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only3
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
23
Homes for Ukraine
543
Afghan programme
42
Resettlement cumulative
5

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine543
Afghan programme42
Resettlement cumulative5

Population context

All pathways total608
Share of local population0.32%

Ethnic composition projection

Huntingdonshire: White British 85.2% (2021) to 70.0% (2051). 80% CI: 69.4, 73.4%.

Ethnic composition: Huntingdonshire

024477194% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 62% in 2061White Other 12% in 2061Asian 6% in 2061Black 4% in 2061Mixed 13% in 2061Other 4% 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: Huntingdonshire

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

2011
89%
2021
85%
2031proj
81%
9%
2041proj
77%
10%
2051proj
70%
11%
8%
2061proj
62%
12%
13%
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 Huntingdonshire ranges from56.1% to 71.3%by 2051. That is a 15.2pp 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 61.9% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 1.5% (2021) → 1.8% (2051). Christian 50.2% → 13.0%.

Religion: Huntingdonshire

828486888%Census 2021Christian 13% in 2051No religion 83% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religion

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

Nativity

12.4% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: moderately diverse (entropy 0.34). 94.7% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Huntingdonshire

729507193%Census 2021UK-born 47% in 2051Foreign-born 53% 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: 9.4% moved within UK, 0.7% arrived from abroad
black14.9% internal, 4% international
white other13.5% internal, 3.5% international
other11.6% internal, 5.1% international
asian11.7% internal, 2.5% international
mixed12.4% internal, 1.7% international
white british8.7% internal, 0.3% international

Why Huntingdonshire is changing

-4.3pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-0.8pp
Local migration
+2.9pp

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 Huntingdonshire on UK Demographics →