The total of 108,138 for last year is up 18 percent from 91,811 in 2023, according to data from the Home Office.
More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK last year, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001, figures show.
The total of 108,138 asylum seekers is up 18 percent from 91,811 in 2023, according to data published by the Home Office.
The previous record was 103,081 in the 12 months to December 2002.
Illegal immigrants who made the journey to the UK across the English Channel in small boats accounted for 32 percent of the total in 2024.
The data show 38,079 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in hotels at the end of December, up 2,428 from 35,651 at the end of September.
This is the second quarterly rise in a row, although the figure is still some way below the recent peak of 56,042 at the end of September 2023.
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