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flag UK's asylum appeals backlog hit 80,333 by Dec 2025, with longer waits and lower success rates due to poor initial decisions.

flag The UK's asylum appeals backlog hit a record 80,333 cases by December 2025, nearly doubling from the previous year, with the average wait for a decision rising to 63 weeks and the success rate dropping to 36%, the lowest since 2015. flag The Refugee Council attributes the surge to poor initial decisions by the Home Office, leaving many asylum seekers in temporary hotels without work rights. flag Despite a drop in initial decision backlogs to 64,426—its lowest in over five years—the appeals backlog now exceeds it, hindering the government’s goal to end hotel use by 2029. flag New reforms limit appeals to one per denied claim, part of efforts led by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to streamline the system, inspired by Denmark’s model.

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