Trend
+24 Latest quarter change
+252 Change across series
11 Official data points
North Yorkshire
473 on asylum support. Rank 72 nationally, 9 in Yorkshire and The Humber. Rate: 7.45 per 10,000 (52nd percentile). 1 named hotel site. Regional provider: Mears.
Summary
North Yorkshire has 473 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 72 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 7.45 per 10,000 residents places it around the 52nd percentile. 234 are in contingency accommodation (49.5% of total). 1 named hotel site is publicly documented. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in North Yorkshire
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.
Local numbers
Accommodation split
Dispersal accommodation 232
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 7
Contingency accommodation 234
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 1,679
Afghan programme 440
Resettlement cumulative 26
Population context
All pathways total 2,592
Share of local population 0.41%
Hotel evidence
1 named site publicly documented.
Ethnic composition projection
North Yorkshire: WBI 93.3% (2021) → 81.2% (2051).
Ethnic composition — North Yorkshire
White British White Other Asian
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.
Economy & housing by ethnicity
Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.
Employment rate
White British 58.2%
Mixed 69.3%
White Other 75.8%
Other 70%
Homeownership rate
White British 70.5%
Mixed 54.8%
White Other 45.3%
Other 38.5%
Degree+ qualification rate
White British 34.3%
Mixed 41.9%
White Other 43.2%
Other 37.3%
Source
Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.
School ethnicity
DfE School Census 2024/25: 79,816 pupils. 87.5% White British. Schools are 5.8pp more diverse than the general population.
Pupil ethnicity
White British 87.5%
White Other 4.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Asian 3%
Black 1.4%
Other 0.7%
What this means
Schools are 6pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
12.5% Minority pupils now
22.9% Projected 2041
Source
DfE School Census 2024/25. State-funded schools. Upper-tier LA level.
Service demand impact
Projected impact of demographic change on local services.
non-English speakers
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
foreign-born growth to 2051
Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.
EAL growth
EAL demand growth is moderate.
National benchmarks
Supported asylum count
473 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
7.45 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
234 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 6 in Yorkshire and The Humber by supported asylum.