2023 Migrant FOIA

UK Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to asylum seekers, migrants (including legal, illegal and irregular) and refugees, 2023Note: if an exact date is not known an assumed approximate date is included.
Official Source	Request	Response	Link	FOI Date	Response Date	FOI Reference
ONS	UK benefit claim by immigration status	Information not available	UK Benefit Claims by Immigration Status	01-Jun-23	17-Jun-23	FOI-2025-2887
Home Office	For the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, how many applications for asylum/LTR etc. did you receive from migrants who entered the UK via a small boat crossing of the English Channel? How many applications were granted for those years?”	In 2020, 7,312 asylum claims were made from small boat arrivals, of which 2,974 were granted refugee status or other leave. In 2021, asylum claims increased to 23,775, with 2,208 granted refugee status or other leave. In 2022, claims rose further to 35,836, with 210 granted refugee status or other leave by the time of the response.	See whatdotheyknow website	14-Feb-23	14-Mar-23	74638
Coventry City Council	Annual breakdown over the past 3 years of: 1. Numbers of asylum seekers who are known to be homeless. 2. Estimates for the number of asylum seekers who will be homeless by the end of the year.	Information not available	Coventry Council: FOI557383705	01-Jan-23	23-Nov-23	FOI557383705

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