Scotland
Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office6,853 people on asylum support in Scotland
32 local authorities in this region. Rate of 12.4 per 10,000 residents. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £268M a year.
Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support
1
Glasgow City
3,93860.22Aberdeen City
71831.23South Lanarkshire
2698.14North Lanarkshire
2677.85Inverclyde
26133.26Aberdeenshire
2168.27City of Edinburgh
1813.48Renfrewshire
1337.09North Ayrshire
826.110Midlothian
797.911Dundee City
785.312East Ayrshire
786.413East Lothian
756.414Angus
736.415Perth and Kinross
704.516Falkirk
674.217West Dunbartonshire
495.518Fife
451.219Scottish Borders
383.320West Lothian
311.721Dumfries and Galloway
302.122Clackmannanshire
203.923South Ayrshire
201.824East Dunbartonshire
171.625East Renfrewshire
90.926Stirling
60.627Moray
20.228Argyll and Bute
10.129Highland
00.030Na h-Eileanan Siar
00.031Orkney Islands
00.032Shetland Islands
00.0Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).