HL Deb 28 October 2004 vol 665 cc144-7WA
Lord Greaves

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many asylum seekers, including dependants, are being supported in each cluster area in National Asylum Support Service accommodation, as at the latest available date. [HL4509]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in NASS accommodation in each government office region broken down by local authority area as at the end of June 2004 is presented in the following table.

Numbers of asylum seekers placed in NASS accommodation and numbers who are in receipt of subsistence only support from NASS are published on a quarterly and annual basis. The next publication covering the third quarter of 2004 (July to September) will be available on 16 November on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigrationl.html.

Asylum seekers supported in NASS accommodation, by

Local Authority and UK Government Office Region,

as at the end of June 2004.

Number of applicants (including dependants)
Region Local Authority Dispersed Disbenefited Total
ENGLAND
North East Darlington 30 30
Gateshead 450 5 455
Hartlepool 30 30
Middlesbrough 610 5 615
Newcastle upon Tyne 1,565 10 1,575
North Tyneside 340 340
Redcar and Cleveland 335 335
South Tyneside 145 145
Stockton-on-Tees 525 525
Sunderland 565 565
Total 4,600 25 4,620
North West Blackburn with Drawen 335 15 350
Bolton 765 765
Burnley 30 30
Bury 490 490
Crewe and Nantwich 5 5
Hyndburn * *
Liverpool 1,055 1,055
Manchester 1,325 15 1,340
Oldham 565 565
Pendle 25 25
Preston * *
Rochdale 435 435
Salford 920 5 920
Sefton 50 50
Stockport 235 235
Tameside 265 265
Trafford 100 10 105
Wigan 685 685
Wirral 5 5
Total 7,280 45 7,325
Yorkshire & the Humber Barnsley 510 510
Bradford 1,235 10 1,245
Calderdale 265 265
Doncaster 985 985
Kingston upon Hull, City of 785 785
Kirklees 1,070 1,070
Leeds 1,995 5 2,000
North East Lincolnshire 175 175
Rotherham 695 695
Sheffield 1,330 5 1,340
Wakefield 485 485
York 5 5
Total 9,530 25 9,555
East Midlands Charnwood 15 15
Derby 805 805
Gedling 15 15
Leicester 935 5 940
Lincoln 35 35
Northampton 5 5
Nottingham 1,030 1,030
Rushcliffe 5 5
Total 2,840 10 2,850
West Midlands Birmingham 2,845 30 2,875
Coventry 955 955
Dudley 655 655
Herefordshire 5 5
Newcastle-under-Lyme 35 35
Nuneaton and Bedworth 5 5
Region Local Authority Dispersed Disbenefited Total
Sandwell 845 15 860
Solihull 100 100
Stoke-on-Trent 885 5 895
Walsall 555 555
Wolverhampton 875 875
Wychavon 5 5
Total 7,760 65 7,820
East of England Bedford 10 10
Broadland 5 5
Epping Forest 20 20
Ipswich 55 5 60
Luton 10 10
Norwich 130 * 130
Peterborough 415 * 415
Southend-on-Sea 15 15
Stevenage * *
Watford 5 5
Total 620 55 670
Greater London Barking and Dagenham 5 15 20
Barnet 20 50 70
Bexley 5 5
Brent 45 45
Bromley 10 10
Camden 15 20 35
Croydon 80 80
Ealing 75 75
Enfield 140 115 255
Greenwich 25 25
Hackney 45 65 115
Hammersmith and Fulham 75 75
Haringey 310 160 470
Harrow 50 50
Havering 5 5
Hillingdon 15 15
Hounslow 15 15
Islington 40 80 120
Kensington and Chelsea 5 5
Kingston upon Thames 10 10
Lambeth 45 45
Lewisham 55 55
Merton 15 15
Newham 30 115 145
Redbridge 10 45 55
Richmond upon Thames 5 5
Southwark 50 50
Sutton 5 5
Tower Hamlets 15 15
Waltham Forest 45 75 120
Wandsworth 10 10
Westminster 20 20
Total 660 1,375 2,035
South East Brighton and Hove 40 15 55
Dartford 5 5
Hastings 145 145
Medway 10 10
Milton Keynes * *
Oxford 15 15
Portsmouth 440 440
Slough 10 10
Southampton 250 5 255
Total 880 60 940
South West Bristol 420 420
Exeter 45 45
Gloucester 80 30 110
Plymouth 445 445
South Gloucestershire 85 85
Swindon 130 10 145
Weymouth and Portland * *
Total 1,210 45 1,255
Total (England) 35,375 1,695 37,070
Region Local Authority Dispersed Disbenefited Total
Wales Cardiff 1,060 1,060
Neath Port Talbot * *
Newport 355 5 360
Swansea 900 900
Wrexham 55 55
Total 2,370 5 2,375
Scotland Glasgow City 5,580 5,580
Total 5,580 5,580
Northern Ireland Belfast 100 100
Coleraine * *
Newry and Mourne * *
Newtownabbey 5 5
Total 110 110
Total (United Kingdom) 43,435 1,700 45,135
* = 1 or 2. Figures (other than percentages) are rounded to nearest 5 and may not sum due to rounding.

Disbenefited cases are cases which were previously supported under the main UK benefits system and have been moved onto NASS support. Some of these cases have remained in the original social services accommodation.

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