Reform UK would prioritise young, British-born workers for social housing

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Reform UK would prioritise young, British-born workers for social housing
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Reform UK proposes giving social-housing priority to British-born workers under 35 (along with veterans and married couples with children) and to evict foreign nationals from social housing, as Nigel Farage and MP Richard Tice unveil a plan to build 50,000 affordable social homes a year with no new taxes or borrowing. The policy follows figures like 1.3 million people waiting for housing and clashes with Shelter, Labour, Lib Dems and Conservatives, who argue the real fix is building more homes and warn the plan could worsen homelessness and divide communities.

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