"Net migration to the UK fell by two-thirds in the year ending June 2025 compared with the previous 12 months, provisional figures indicate. The difference between the number of people arriving in the country and those leaving was 204,000, down from 649,000, with the fall mainly driven by fewer arrivals for work and study reasons, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It comes as Home Office figures show the number of people who claimed asylum in the year to September 2025 reached a record high of 110,051."
"The Home Office numbers show initial decisions on asylum claims have increased to 133,502 people receiving an initial decision across the year - almost half of which (45%) were granted. 'Decision making has reached a historically high level and the numbers of cases awaiting an initial decision fell 36% between September 2024 and September 2025, despite a record high number of asylum claims in this period,' the release said. The backlog of those waiting for a first decision has been declining steadily across the year, but there has been a growing backlog of appeals."
Net migration to the UK fell by two-thirds to 204,000 in the year ending June 2025, down from 649,000 the previous year. The reduction was mainly driven by fewer arrivals for work and study. Asylum claims reached a record high of 110,051 in the year to September 2025. More than 36,000 people were temporarily housed in hotels in September and hotel placements rose by 2% year-on-year. Initial decisions on asylum claims increased to 133,502, with 45% granted, and cases awaiting an initial decision fell 36% between September 2024 and September 2025. The backlog for initial decisions has declined while appeals backlogs have grown, and the government has committed to end use of asylum hotels by the end of the parliament.
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