Migration: Backlog of asylum circumstances in UK hits document excessive, Home Office figures present

The backlog of asylum circumstances within the UK has hit a brand new document excessive, in accordance with Home Office figures.

A complete of 175,457 individuals had been ready for an preliminary choice on an asylum utility within the UK on the finish of June 2023, up 44% on the finish of June 2022 and the very best determine since present information started in 2010.

The variety of individuals ready greater than six months for an preliminary choice stood at 139,961 on the finish of June, up 57% year-on-year from 89,231 and one other document excessive.

There has additionally been a pointy rise within the variety of employee visas issued up to now yr in comparison with the earlier 12 months.

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The new statistics revealed by the Home Office additionally present a 63% rise within the variety of individuals coming to the UK on work visas within the yr to June 2023, in comparison with the yr to June 2022 – which means 538,887 arrived to work up to now yr.

The variety of examine visas issued is up 34% to 657,208.

Both these figures embrace dependents introduced into the UK on the programmes alongside the principle visa holder.

This implies that 208,295 extra individuals got here to the UK on work visas within the 12 months to June 2023 and 165,968 extra individuals entered on examine visas.

It comes regardless of a Tory 2019 manifesto dedication to “bring overall numbers down”.

The authorities has modified the regulation to imply that, from January 2024, individuals on pupil visas will not have the ability to carry dependents with them.

A sizeable proportion of these coming into on work visas are well being and care staff, for whom the federal government created a brand new pathway in 2020.