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Some asylum seekers withdraw their applications before they are looked at
There was a 23.6% fall in the number of people who sought asylum in the UK between May and July, compared to the same period last year, figures show.
In May-July 2009, 7,030 asylum seekers and their dependents made applications, but that dropped to 5,370 this year.
The government is legally bound to provide the figures to the European Union's statistical office Eurostat.
Immigration Minister Damian Green said: "Asylum figures are at a low level, but there is still more work to be done.
The British Red Cross said that asylum seekers and those who were granted refugee status were still vulnerable.
The Home Office data also revealed the number of applications without dependents fell by 22.8% from 5,595 to 4,320 during the same period.
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