UK sees record asylum applications in 2025 🚨

The UK has recorded its highest-ever number of asylum applications, with 111,084 people applying in the year ending June 2025 — almost double (+90%) the figure in 2021.

• Half of all asylum seekers arrived via irregular routes, while 37% had initially entered the UK legally on visas.

• The Home Office made 110,000 initial decisions on asylum claims in the same period, down 8% from last year.

• Almost half (48%) of main applicants were granted asylum, a drop from 58% in the previous year.

This surge comes amid ongoing political debate over immigration policy, border security, and the government’s handling of asylum backlogs.