ICERAS

In the YE March 2026, 48,581 people were granted refugee protection or other leave at initial decision, an increase of 5% on the previous year. Although this is lower than the peak of 67,678 in the YE March 2024, it remains higher than at any point prior to 2023.

The relatively high level of grants reflects the sustained increase in asylum claims and initial decisions in recent years. In the latest year, 128,300 people received an initial decision. This is 32% more than the previous year and more than four times the annual average in the decade to 2020. readmore