Yorkshire and The Humber

Kingston upon Hull, City of

766 on asylum support. Rank 34 nationally, 4 in Yorkshire and The Humber. Rate: 27.81 per 10,000 (84th percentile). Regional provider: Mears.

2025-12-31 Yorkshire and The Humber region 33.2% contingency

Summary

Kingston upon Hull, City of has 766 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 34 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 27.81 per 10,000 residents places it around the 84th percentile. 254 are in contingency accommodation (33.2% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.

Supported asylum in Kingston upon Hull, City of

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.

766
4,777 3,185 1,592 0 Mar 2014 Dec 2025 Peak Dec 2022

Trend

-11 Latest quarter change
+535 Change across series
48 Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation 489
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 23
Contingency accommodation 254

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
766
Homes for Ukraine
325
Afghan programme
135
Resettlement cumulative
185

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine 325
Afghan programme 135
Resettlement cumulative 185

Population context

All pathways total 1,226
Share of local population 0.45%

Hotel evidence

No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.

No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.

Ethnic composition projection

Kingston upon Hull, City of: WBI 83.9% (2021) → 43.1% (2051). White British minority by ~2047. 80% CI: 41.4–49.3%.

Ethnic composition — Kingston upon Hull, City of

0 24 47 71 95 % of population Census 2021 White British 43% White Other 24% Asian 3% Other 26% 20112021203120412051
White British White Other Asian Other 80% CI
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 → 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation (σ=0.04, calibrated from NEWETHPOP validation). Not a forecast.

Religion projection

Muslim 3.7% (2021) → 8.9% (2051). Christian 42.5% → 8.9%.

Religion — Kingston upon Hull, City of

0 21 43 64 86 % Census 2021 Christian 9% No religion 81% Muslim 9% 2021203120412051
Christian No religion Muslim

Nativity

13.1% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: moderately diverse (entropy 0.37). 90% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born — Kingston upon Hull, City of

8 29 50 71 92 % Census 2021 UK-born 59% Foreign-born 41% 2021203120412051
UK-born Foreign-born

emerging diversity: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Why Kingston upon Hull, City of is changing

-5.8pp
National trend
-6.6pp
Age structure
-0.8pp
Local migration
+1.6pp

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

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

Economy & housing by ethnicity

Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.

Employment rate

White British 58.4%
Mixed 58.2%
White Other 79.2%
Other 50.7%

Homeownership rate

White British 51.2%
Mixed 32.8%
White Other 25.9%
Other 19.3%

Degree+ qualification rate

White British 21.4%
Mixed 27.7%
White Other 24.3%
Other 26.3%
Source

Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.

Service demand impact

Projected impact of demographic change on local services.

Language services 10%

non-English speakers

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Housing pressure +28pp

foreign-born growth to 2051

High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.

EAL demand +0pp

EAL growth

EAL demand growth is moderate.

National benchmarks

Supported asylum count

National distribution.

766
low median top 10% high
Supported asylum rate

Per 10,000 residents.

27.81
low median top 10% high
Contingency accommodation

Hotel and contingency placements.

254
low median top 10% high

Regional peers

Top 5 in Yorkshire and The Humber by supported asylum.

Leeds
1,772
Bradford
1,368
Sheffield
1,264
Kingston upon Hull, City of
This area | 766
Kirklees
722