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Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
73 people on asylum support in Wandsworth

Rank 205 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 2.15 per 10,000 puts Wandsworth in the 28th percentile. That means fewer than most areas. 18 of them receive subsistence only and are not in Home Office accommodation. Accommodation and support for 73 people at £107 per person per day is about £2.9M a year.

What asylum costs Wandsworth

£1.6Mestimated hotel costs/year
£187Ksubsistence payments/year
£88KLA dispersal grant/year

Estimates based on 73 people on asylum support in Wandsworth(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.

Wandsworth: asylum numbers still rising

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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9865330Mar 2014Dec 2025Peak Sept 2023Rwanda schemeAlbania dealBibby StockholmRwanda scrapped
Exact values
PeriodValue
Mar 201458
Jun 201455
Sept 201451
Dec 201451
Mar 201539
Jun 201542
Sept 201539
Dec 201524
Mar 201621
Jun 201622
Sept 201623
Dec 201625
Mar 201722
Jun 201723
Sept 201726
Dec 201725
Mar 201829
Jun 201818
Sept 201817
Dec 201812
Mar 201921
Jun 201924
Sept 201928
Dec 201925
Mar 202018
Jun 202026
Sept 202033
Dec 202031
Mar 202135
Jun 202140
Sept 202148
Dec 202145
Mar 202242
Jun 202240
Sept 202238
Dec 202235
Mar 202363
Jun 202370
Sept 202398
Dec 202380
Mar 202452
Jun 202439
Sept 202445
Dec 202438
Mar 202562
Jun 202563
Sept 202564
Dec 202569

Trend

+5Latest quarter change
+11Change across series
48Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation55
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only18
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
73
Homes for Ukraine
1,410
Afghan programme
87
Resettlement cumulative
51

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine1,410
Afghan programme87
Resettlement cumulative51

Population context

All pathways total1,570
Share of local population0.46%

Ethnic composition projection

Wandsworth: White British 48.0% (2021) to 23.4% (2051). 80% CI: 21.5, 27.2%.

Ethnic composition: Wandsworth

015294458% of populationCensus 2021IllustrativeWhite British 16% in 2061White Other 16% in 2061Asian 16% in 2061Black 11% in 2061Mixed 18% in 2061Other 22% in 206120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther 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: Wandsworth

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

2011
53%
18%
11%
13%
2021
48%
20%
12%
10%
2031proj
39%
20%
14%
11%
9%
2041proj
31%
20%
15%
12%
12%
11%
2051proj
23%
18%
16%
12%
15%
16%
2061proj
16%
16%
16%
11%
18%
22%
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 Wandsworth ranges from35.7% to 39.9%by 2051. That is a 4.2pp 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 37.5% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 10.7% (2021) → 14.0% (2051). Christian 45.9% → 16.8%.

Religion: Wandsworth

622385571%Census 2021Christian 17% in 2051No religion 66% in 2051Muslim 14% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religionMuslim

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

Nativity

37.9% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: highly diverse (entropy 0.82). 82.9% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Wandsworth

2136506479%Census 2021UK-born 26% in 2051Foreign-born 74% 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.

high immigration gateway: High foreign-born share means ethnic change is migration-driven. Future projections are sensitive to immigration policy.

Census 2021 mobility: 17.1% moved within UK, 1.9% arrived from abroad
white other20.1% internal, 3.7% international
white british19.1% internal, 0.9% international
other15.7% internal, 3.6% international
mixed16.2% internal, 1.9% international
asian12.1% internal, 3% international
black8.3% internal, 1% international

Why Wandsworth is changing

-5.4pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
+2.1pp
Local migration
-1.1pp

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

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

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