NET migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last year, according to official figures released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a boost for Keir Starmer’s government reports The Guardian.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number of people leaving was at its lowest level since 2021.
The figure was down 48% year on year from 331,000 in 2024, extending a sharp decline from a record peak of 944,000 in 2023.
Separate Home Office statistics showed that the number of asylum seekers housed in so-called asylum hotels had also dropped, with a 35% year-on-year fall to 20,885 at the end of March.
Migration to UK:
2023: 944,000
2024: 331,000
2025: 171,000
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