Net migration to the UK has fallen to its lowest level since 2021 but the number of asylum seekers housed temporarily in hotels is up 13%, new figures have shown.

The latest statistics published on Thursday show that the number dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, a 69% year-on-year decrease.

This is the lowest figure for any 12-month period since 2021, according to recently updated data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving long-term to the country and the number of people leaving, and it has been on a downward trend for the past two years.

The total peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but since then has fallen sharply, reaching 345,000 in the year to December 2024.

Meanwhile, separa

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