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Perth and Kinross

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Pete Wishart
Pete WishartSNP · Perth and Kinross-shire
70 people on asylum support in Perth and Kinross

Rank 208 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 4.52 per 10,000 puts Perth and Kinross in the 42nd percentile. That means a moderate load compared to the national picture. 2 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. 67 in contingency accommodation (hotels, not housing). Accommodation and support for 70 people at £107 per person per day is about £2.7M a year.

What asylum costs Perth and Kinross

£1.6Mestimated hotel costs/year
£179Ksubsistence payments/year
£84KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 70 people on asylum support in Perth and Kinross(0.08% 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. 2 known hotel sites in this area.

Perth and Kinross: 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
Mar 20142
Jun 20142
Sept 20142
Dec 20142
Mar 20152
Jun 20152
Sept 20152
Dec 20152
Mar 20162
Jun 20162
Sept 20162
Dec 20163
Mar 20173
Jun 20173
Sept 20173
Dec 20173
Mar 20183
Jun 20183
Sept 20183
Dec 20183
Mar 20193
Jun 20193
Sept 20193
Dec 20193
Mar 20203
Jun 20203
Sept 20203
Dec 20203
Mar 20213
Dec 202130
Mar 202223
Jun 202250
Sept 20228
Dec 20226
Mar 2023108
Jun 2023102
Sept 2023114
Dec 2023120
Mar 2024128
Jun 2024181
Sept 2024189
Dec 2024179
Mar 2025175
Jun 2025195
Sept 2025205
Dec 2025201

Trend

-4Latest quarter change
+199Change across series
46Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation1
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only2
Contingency accommodation67

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
70
Homes for Ukraine
501
Afghan programme
45
Resettlement cumulative
9

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine501
Afghan programme45
Resettlement cumulative9

Population context

All pathways total616
Share of local population0.4%
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