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Asylum Dispersal Grant: funding instruction

Funding instruction to support local authorities under Asylum Full Dispersal.

From:
Home Office
Published:
1 June 2022
Last updated:
31 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2026-2027 (accessible version)

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Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2026-2027

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Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2025-2026 (accessible version)

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Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2025-2026

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Details

The funding instruction is for local authorities who are eligible for the Asylum Grant 2026 to 2027. The grant provides funding to support local authorities with the costs of supporting asylum seekers in their areas.

It will provide funding to authorities who accommodate asylum seekers in dispersal accommodation (DA), overflow dispersal accommodation (ODA), initial accommodation (IA) and contingency accommodation (CA). There is also provision of payment for asylum seekers across medium sites and local authority-led accommodation through ongoing pilots.

You can find previous funding instructions in the national archives.

Updates to this page

Published 1 June 2022
Last updated 31 March 2026 Show all updates

  1. Added Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2026-2027.

  2. Added an accessible version for 2025-2026.

  3. Added Funding instruction for local authorities: Asylum Dispersal Grant 2025-2026.

  4. Added funding instruction for local authorities: asylum dispersal grants 3, 4, 6 and 7.

  5. Removed Asylum Dispersal Grant 2022-2023 as a new page has been created for it.

  6. Added Funding Instruction for local authorities: asylum dispersal grant 2022-2023.

  7. First published.

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