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Lisburn and Castlereagh

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
16 people on asylum support in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Rank 287 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 1.05 per 10,000 puts Lisburn and Castlereagh in the 19th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 1 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 16 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.6M a year.

What asylum costs Lisburn and Castlereagh

£361Kestimated hotel costs/year
£41Ksubsistence payments/year
£19KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 16 people on asylum support in Lisburn and Castlereagh(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.

Lisburn and Castlereagh: 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
Jun 20141
Sept 20141
Dec 20141
Sept 20201
Dec 20201
Mar 20211
Jun 20211
Sept 20211
Dec 20211
Jun 20229
Sept 202210
Dec 202212
Mar 202317
Jun 202342
Sept 202345
Dec 202332
Mar 202440
Jun 202437
Sept 202441
Dec 202437
Mar 202539
Jun 202523
Sept 202513
Dec 202518

Trend

+5Latest quarter change
+17Change across series
24Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation15
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only1
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
16
Homes for Ukraine
171
Afghan programme
76
Resettlement cumulative
187

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine171
Afghan programme76
Resettlement cumulative187

Population context

All pathways total263
Share of local population0.17%
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