Oh, and you know the thing about immigrants leaping to the top of the social housing queue?
[i]In a report the Equality and Human Rights Commission states that less than two per cent of all social housing residents are people who have moved to Britain in the last five years, and that only about one in six foreign-born people live in social housing – a similar proportion to UK-born people.
The research, which was undertaken for the Commission by the Institute for Public Policy Research, also reveals that many more recent migrants have bought their own homes (17 per cent) than live in social housing (11 per cent).
Most new migrants to the UK over the last five years, particularly from the newer European Union member states such as Poland, have been ineligible to claim entitlement to social housing as they do not meet the national criteria.
Only new migrants who are a European Economic Area worker, have been given ‘settled’ or ‘refugee’ status by the Home Office, or have leave to remain in the UK, are eligible for social housing.
Social housing policies are targeting those in most need including the homeless, the elderly and families with children, the EHRC said.[i]
From:
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/immigrants-do-not-get-unfair-access-to-social-housing/6505360.article