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Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Patrick Spencer
Patrick SpencerIndependent · Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

2 MPs cover constituencies in or overlapping Ipswich.

113 people on asylum support in Ipswich

Rank 172 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 8.1 per 10,000 puts Ipswich in the 57th percentile. That means a moderate load compared to the national picture. White British projected to be a minority by approximately 2046. 11 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 113 people at £107 per person per day is about £4.4M a year.

What asylum costs Ipswich

£2.6Mestimated hotel costs/year
£289Ksubsistence payments/year
£136KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 113 people on asylum support in Ipswich(0.12% 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.

Ipswich: 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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Exact values
PeriodValue
Mar 201471
Jun 201470
Sept 201474
Dec 201474
Mar 201569
Jun 201564
Sept 201566
Dec 201576
Mar 201671
Jun 201670
Sept 201676
Dec 201680
Mar 201780
Jun 201770
Sept 201772
Dec 201776
Mar 201893
Jun 201897
Sept 201888
Dec 201884
Mar 201988
Jun 201978
Sept 201962
Dec 201969
Mar 202072
Jun 202074
Sept 202072
Dec 202073
Mar 202162
Jun 202162
Sept 202167
Dec 202167
Mar 202263
Jun 202259
Sept 202251
Dec 2022224
Mar 2023229
Jun 2023259
Sept 2023283
Dec 202376
Mar 202477
Jun 202461
Sept 202452
Dec 202447
Mar 202574
Jun 202579
Sept 2025103
Dec 2025116

Trend

+13Latest quarter change
+45Change across series
48Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation102
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only11
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
113
Homes for Ukraine
375
Afghan programme
106
Resettlement cumulative
140

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine375
Afghan programme106
Resettlement cumulative140

Population context

All pathways total594
Share of local population0.43%

Ethnic composition projection

Ipswich: White British 74.6% (2021) to 44.5% (2051). White British minority by ~2046. 80% CI: 43.7, 49.4%.

Ethnic composition: Ipswich

022446688% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 33% in 2061White Other 22% in 2061Asian 9% in 2061Black 8% in 2061Mixed 13% in 2061Other 16% 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: Ipswich

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

2011
83%
2021
75%
10%
2031proj
66%
13%
2041proj
56%
17%
8%
2051proj
44%
20%
8%
11%
11%
2061proj
33%
22%
9%
13%
16%
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 Ipswich ranges from44.4% to 57.7%by 2051. That is a 13.3pp 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 49.4% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 4.2% (2021) → 8.8% (2051). Christian 45.0% → 15.6%.

Religion: Ipswich

019395878%Census 2021Christian 16% in 2051No religion 73% in 2051Muslim 9% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslim

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

Nativity

17.7% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: diverse (entropy 0.53). 88.3% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Ipswich

1331506987%Census 2021UK-born 37% in 2051Foreign-born 63% 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: 8.8% moved within UK, 0.8% arrived from abroad
other12.4% internal, 4.3% international
black12.5% internal, 2.5% international
white other12.2% internal, 2.5% international
asian9.8% internal, 3.5% international
mixed10.4% internal, 0.5% international
white british7.9% internal, 0.2% international

Why Ipswich is changing

-8.3pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-0.2pp
Local migration
-1.7pp

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

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

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