Trend
-31 Latest quarter change
+66 Change across series
11 Official data points
Somerset
365 on asylum support. Rank 99 nationally, 6 in South West. Rate: 6.2 per 10,000 (47th percentile). Regional provider: Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Summary
Somerset has 365 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 99 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 6.2 per 10,000 residents places it around the 47th percentile. 158 are in contingency accommodation (43.3% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in Somerset
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 196
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 11
Contingency accommodation 158
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 1,958
Afghan programme 120
Resettlement cumulative 6
Population context
All pathways total 2,443
Share of local population 0.42%
Hotel evidence
No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.
No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.
Ethnic composition projection
Somerset: WBI 91.3% (2021) → 79.0% (2051).
Ethnic composition — Somerset
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 57.8%
Mixed 66.5%
White Other 77.5%
Other 72.5%
Homeownership rate
White British 70.1%
Mixed 50.9%
White Other 42.2%
Other 40.2%
Degree+ qualification rate
White British 29.9%
Mixed 37.3%
White Other 39.7%
Other 37.7%
Source
Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.
School ethnicity
DfE School Census 2024/25: 69,771 pupils. 84.3% White British. Schools are 7pp more diverse than the general population.
Pupil ethnicity
White British 84.3%
White Other 6.8%
Asian 3.2%
Mixed 3.1%
Black 2.1%
Other 0.6%
What this means
Schools are 7pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
15.7% Minority pupils now
25% 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
365 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
6.2 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
158 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 6 in South West by supported asylum.