Briefings
Our briefings explain what we know and don’t know about the scale, characteristics and impacts of migration and migrants in the UK. We are aiming to provide a comprehensive picture. If you think we have missed an important issue, you can suggest a new briefing here. Policy issues are discussed in our Policy Primers and News and Commentary section. A list of forthcoming briefings is also available.
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20 May 2013This briefing summarises key statistics from the 2011 Census for London and its boroughs. The briefing provides information about population levels, the number, population share, age and gender of...
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17 Apr 2013This briefing discusses the impacts of immigration on population growth and diversity in Western European and other high-income countries. Migration has become the primary driver of demographic...
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8 Apr 2013This briefing sets out to answer key questions about how many students from outside Europe come to the UK, how long they stay, how many family members come with them, what they are studying, whether...
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3 Apr 2013This briefing discusses migration of European Union (EU) citizens (excluding British citizens) to and from the UK. A special focus of the briefing is on A8 citizens – citizens of eight countries that...
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19 Feb 2013This briefing explores the conceptual and methodological issues related to estimating the fiscal impact of immigration and provides an overview of the existing estimates for the UK and other...
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13 Feb 2013This briefing sets out key facts and figures, as well as information gaps, relating to the number of asylum seekers applying to stay in the UK, who these asylum seekers are, how many are rejected,...
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22 Jan 2013This briefing focuses on long-term international migrants coming to the UK. It examines their characteristics, where they go after they arrive in the UK, and trends over time.
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16 Jan 2013This briefing reviews the statistical and research evidence on migrants’ experiences in and impacts on the UK housing system.
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8 Jan 2013This briefing provides an overview of Long-Term International Migration (LTIM) inflows (immigration), outflows (emigration), and the difference between the two (net migration) in the UK.
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19 Dec 2012This briefing examines the number of people deported or removed from the UK and those departing voluntarily after the initiation of enforced removal. It further examines the method, cost, and to the...
