Asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support, as at end of 2nd quarter April/May/June 2011

In receipt of subsistence only 3,009

In dispersed accommodation 17,846

Total: 20,855

Supported under Section 4 as at the end of the 2nd quarter 2,461

Main Nationalities Section 95 support
Pakistan 3,098
China 2,209
Zimbabwe 1,806
Iran  1,551
Sri Lanka 1,384
Nigeria  1,338
Afghanistan 1,297
Somalia 533
Turkey 289
Malawi 260

Location of dispersed Accomodation Section 95 support
East Midlands 943
East of England 389
London 3,119
North East 1,625
North West 5,319
Northern Ireland 280
Scotland 1,988
South East 550
South West 364
Wales 1,406
West Midlands 2,477
Yorkshire and The Humber 2,395

Section 4 Support: Recipient provided with suitable accommodation and will receive a section 4 Azure payment card to use to buy food and essential toiletries to the value of £35.39 per person per week. In some cases may be allocated full board accommodation where all meals will be provided.

Asylum applications Q2 April/May/June 2011

Total applications 4,787

Applications received from ports 499

Applications received in-country 4,288

Total initial decisions 4,253

Of which 1,292 granted some form of protection

And 2,961 refused

Top 10 source countries
Pakistan 542
Iran 496
Sri Lanka 422
Libya 366
Afghanistan 342
Eritrea 230
China 189
Nigeria 178
Sudan 171
Bangladesh 144

Top 6 receiving countries World wide Q2
United States 17,800
France 13,000
Germany 9,600
Belgium 6,600
Sweden 6,400
United Kingdom 6,100

European receiving countries Q2
Austria 3,100 1.46% per 1,000 of population
Belgium 6,600 2.38% per 1,000 of population
Bulgaria 200 0.10% per 1,000 of population
Canada 5,800 0.67% per 1,000 of population
Cyprus 400 1.55% per 1,000 of population
Czech Republic 200 0.07% per 1,000 of population
Denmark 800 0.61% per 1,000 of population
Estonia * 0.06% per 1,000 of population
Finland 700 0.52% per 1,000 of population
France 13,000 0.82% per 1,000 of population
Germany 9,600 0.47% per 1,000 of population
Greece 2,000 0.71% per 1,000 of population
Hungary 400 0.16% per 1,000 of population
Ireland 300 0.26% per 1,000 of population
Italy 4,700 0.31% per 1,000 of population
Latvia 100 0.15% per 1,000 of population
Lithuania * 0.05% per 1,000 of population
Luxembourg 500 4.07% per 1,000 of population
Malta 1,600 15.87% per 1,000 of population
Netherlands 3,600 0.86% per 1,000 of population
Norway 2,300 1.83% per 1,000 of population
Poland 1,400 0.15% per 1,000 of population
Portugal 100 0.02% per 1,000 of population
Romania 300 0.06% per 1,000 of population
Slovakia 100 0.07% per 1,000 of population
Slovenia 100 0.16% per 1,000 of population
Spain 1,000 0.09% per 1,000 of population
Sweden 6,400 2.72% per 1,000 of population
Switzerland 5,400 2.75% per 1,000 of population
United Kingdom 6,100 0.39% per 1,000 of population

Source for data: UKBA Immigration Statistics April-June 2011

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