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Redditch

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Chris Bloore
Chris BlooreLabour · Redditch
13 people on asylum support in Redditch

Rank 297 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 1.48 per 10,000 puts Redditch in the 22nd percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 1 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 13 people at £107 per person per day is about £0.5M a year.

What asylum costs Redditch

£293Kestimated hotel costs/year
£33Ksubsistence payments/year
£16KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 13 people on asylum support in Redditch(0.01% 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.

Redditch: asylum numbers holding steady

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 20141
Jun 20141
Sept 20146
Dec 20141
Mar 20155
Jun 20155
Sept 20155
Dec 20155
Mar 20165
Jun 20165
Sept 20165
Dec 20165
Mar 20175
Jun 20175
Sept 20175
Dec 20175
Mar 20185
Jun 20185
Sept 20185
Dec 20185
Mar 20195
Jun 20195
Sept 20195
Dec 20195
Mar 20201
Jun 20206
Sept 20206
Dec 20205
Mar 20215
Jun 20216
Sept 20216
Dec 20216
Mar 20226
Jun 20226
Sept 20226
Dec 20226
Mar 20236
Jun 20236
Sept 20237
Dec 20236
Mar 20246
Jun 20245
Sept 20246
Dec 20245
Mar 20255
Jun 20257
Sept 20256
Dec 20256

Trend

+0Latest quarter change
+5Change across series
48Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation12
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only1
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
13
Homes for Ukraine
95
Afghan programme
21
Resettlement cumulative
17

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine95
Afghan programme21
Resettlement cumulative17

Population context

All pathways total129
Share of local population0.15%

Ethnic composition projection

Redditch: White British 82.4% (2021) to 65.3% (2051). 80% CI: 64, 69%.

Ethnic composition: Redditch

023466992% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 58% in 2061White Other 14% in 2061Asian 13% in 2061Mixed 10% in 2061Other 4% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianMixedOther 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: Redditch

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

2011
87%
2021
82%
2031proj
78%
9%
2041proj
72%
11%
9%
2051proj
65%
13%
11%
2061proj
58%
14%
13%
10%
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 Redditch ranges from43.0% to 63.5%by 2051. That is a 20.5pp 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 50.0% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 4.4% (2021) → 4.2% (2051). Christian 51.7% → 12.2%.

Religion: Redditch

022436587%Census 2021Christian 12% in 2051No religion 82% in 2051Muslim 4% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslim

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

Nativity

11.4% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: moderately diverse (entropy 0.39). 92.4% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Redditch

628507294%Census 2021UK-born 49% in 2051Foreign-born 51% 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: 7.5% moved within UK, 0.4% arrived from abroad
other11.9% internal, 2.6% international
white other11.2% internal, 1.9% international
mixed10.9% internal, 0.3% international
black10% internal, 0.9% international
asian5.6% internal, 2.5% international
white british7.1% internal, 0.2% international

Why Redditch is changing

-5pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-0.6pp
Local migration
+2pp

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

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

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