Migration Central

Migrants arrested for 170,000 offences last year - one every 3 minutes

Between April 2024 and March 2025, there were an average of 473 foreign national arrests a day.

Jan 9 • Centre for Migration Control

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Britain’s 2025 asylum crisis: the numbers

2025 saw Britain face an unprecedented crisis in its asylum system. Below are 4 key metrics that highlight how the Labour government is failing.

Jan 1 • Centre for Migration Control

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December 2025

A migrant qualifies for Universal Credit every 43 seconds

The number of foreign national Habitual Residence Test passes has increased by 78% since 2022/23 - with over 740,000 in the last year alone.

Dec 27, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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Benefit claiming migrants failed to meet basic job-search requirements 198,000 times since 2023

New research by the Centre for Migration Control reveals the widespread failure of migrants to meet the basic job-search requirements that they agree to…

Dec 16, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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November 2025

Nearly 900,000 recent migrants are earning less than the British median wage

A majority of recent payrolled migrants are earning less than the median monthly salary of British payrolled employees

Nov 14, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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Home Office to help deported migrants and foreign criminals set up businesses

The Home Office’s reintegration plans will see illegal migrants and FNOs receive mental health support, education and training, as well as assistance in…

Nov 10, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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Home Office underestimated the number of migrants who would settle in Britain by 1.7 million

The EUSS gives foreign nationals the right to claim benefits and stay in the country indefinitely. Nearly 800,000 currently claim Universal Credit as a…

Nov 6, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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2025 Illegal Migration Crime Audit

In the very first illegal migration crime audit, the Centre for Migration Control has compiled just 50 case studies of illegal migrant crime that have…

Nov 3, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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October 2025

At least 1.9 MILLION foreign nationals claiming benefits in Britain

New data from the ONS and DWP shows scale of the crisis facing Britain

Oct 21, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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August 2025

Surge in migrant crime between 2021 and 2024

New analysis shows a 62% increase in convictions of foreign nationals for sexual offences between 2021 and 2024.

Aug 25, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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July 2025

Up to 47% of sexual offence charges in London last year were foreign nationals

In 2024 between 40% and 47% of those charged for sexual offences were foreign nationals - despite them accounting for just a quarter of the capital's…

Jul 28, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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A record number of births had foreign born parents in 2024

Charlie Cole writes for Migration Central on the huge changes taking place in our country.

Jul 4, 2025 • Centre for Migration Control

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