200,000 homes given to migrants

The number of state-subsidised homes given to foreign families is four times higher than previously claimed, ministers admitted yesterday.

They confirmed that 200,000 citizens of foreign countries hold the keys to council or housing association homes.

The latest figures, confirmed yesterday by the Department of Communities, deepened the row over which families get social housing.

If it wasn’t for immigration we wouldn’t need to build so many homes. We need to give our homes to our own people who have lived in those communities for generations. We shouldn’t be giving much needed homes to people who have never contributed to society when our own people need them so they can start families.

Building so many homes is not good for the environment. It's madness to think it's a good idea to build more homes when you can cut the demand by cutting the amount allowed in this country.