The Home Office does not publish data on the deaths of asylum seekers in its housing...
... despite calls from experts and campaigners to do so. We set out to gather as much information as possible about each of them. Here, we tell their stories.
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Name unknown
Male
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21
/
Vietnamese
died on or around:
25/12/2021
12/25/2021
Cause of death:
Not known
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
2021/12
20211225
This young man arrived in the UK in January 2020. The Home Office's Incident Database states the man went to have Christmas lunch with a friend in London in December 2021 and died while he was away, but it's unclear how.
The Home Office's Asylum Contract Compliance team received an update on the case in January 2022, but they didn't note the details on the Incident Database. His case was marked "closed".
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Name unknown
Male
/
45
/
Egyptian
died on or around:
15/6/2020
6/15/2020
Cause of death:
Possible/suspected suicide
housing provider:
Serco
Location:
North West
,
2020/06
20200615
Police notified the Home Office on 15 May 2020 that a 45-year-old Egyptian man had been found dead after falling from the second floor window of his asylum accommodation.
His case is marked in internal records as involving "self-harm/suicide". Although it was not known if his death was an accident or suicide, as there were no witnesses, according to documents.
On 18 May, Serco spoke to others at the accommodation who claimed the man had been "struggling" after receiving a negative decision on his asylum claim by post.
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Name unknown
Male
/
0
/
Indian
died on or around:
11/5/2020
5/11/2020
Cause of death:
Not known
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
London
2020/05
20200511
The baby of a 28-year-old Indian asylum seeker died suddenly, six weeks after birth. The cause of death is not clear but notes from the Home Office's Central Incident Database indicate that officials planned a Local Practice Review and inquest, to take place in May 2020.
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Name unknown
Male
/
51
/
Somali
died on or around:
9/6/2020
6/9/2020
Cause of death:
Stroke-related/possible stroke-related
housing provider:
Mears
Location:
Northern Ireland
,
2020/06
20200609
This 51-year-old Somali man died in hospital after suffering a stroke, records suggest. He was being accommodated in Northern Ireland under temporary support for people whose asylum claims have been refused.
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Name unknown
Male
/
54
/
Iraqi
died on or around:
25/2/2020
2/25/2020
Cause of death:
Cancer-related
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
2020/02
20200225
This 54-year-old Iraqi man died from cancer on 25 February 2020, according to the Home Office Incident Database. He was staying in initial accommodation run by Clearsprings Ready Homes.
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Name unknown
Male
/
40
/
Malawian
died on or around:
1/8/2020
8/1/2020
Cause of death:
Stroke-related/possible stroke-related
housing provider:
Serco
Location:
North West
,
2020/08
20200801
This Malawian man, 40, died from a stroke and internal bleeding on 1 August 2020 according to the Home Office Incident Database.
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Name unknown
Female
/
52
/
Iranian
died on or around:
10/6/2021
6/10/2021
Cause of death:
Medical
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
London
2021/06
20210610
This 52-year-old Iranian woman arrived in the UK on 14 January 2021. Less than five months later, she passed away in hospital due to an unspecified terminal illness, according to the Home Office's Incident Database.
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Name unknown
Female
/
51
/
Iranian
died on or around:
10/6/2021
6/10/2021
Cause of death:
Cancer-related
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
London
2021/06
20210610
This 51-year-old Iranian woman arrived in the UK in June 2019. She was receiving end-of-life care for terminal cancer when she died, according to the Home Office's Incident Database.
The woman's age, sex, nationality, cause of death and date of death are similar to another death in the records, raising the possibility her death has been recorded twice by the Home Office. However, some pieces of information such as date of birth and arrival date differ.
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Name unknown
Male
/
31
/
Sudanese
died on or around:
7/9/2020
9/7/2020
Cause of death:
Not known
housing provider:
Clearsprings Ready Homes
Location:
South
,
2020/09
20200907
This 31-year-old Sudanese person died in hospital after suffering chest pain. He had arrived in the UK less than three months earlier, according to the Home Office Incident Database. It states he died from "natural causes".
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Name unknown
Male
/
32
/
Iranian
died on or around:
20/8/2020
8/20/2020
Cause of death:
Possible/suspected suicide
housing provider:
Serco
Location:
North West
,
2020/08
20200820
This 32-year-old Iranian man was found dead in wasteland near a car park in Manchester. A Home Office record claims he'd taken a drug overdose.
His case is marked in internal records as involving "self-harm/suicide".
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Name unknown
Male
/
39
/
Sri Lankan
died on or around:
28/8/2020
8/28/2020
Cause of death:
Not known
housing provider:
Mears
Location:
Scotland
,
2020/08
20200828
This 39-year-old Sri Lankan died from unspecified natural causes. It appears his asylum claim had been refused and he'd exhausted his right to appeal, but was receiving temporary support for those who are destitute. No further details are provided in the Home Office's Incident Database.
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Name unknown
Male
/
36
/
Chinese
died on or around:
17/10/2020
10/17/2020
Cause of death:
Cancer-related
housing provider:
Serco
Location:
Midlands and East of England
,
2020/10
20201017
This 36-year-old man from China died in hospital from liver cancer, according to the Home Office Incident Database. His asylum application had been refused but he was receiving temporary accommodation support.
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