Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing
They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements.
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The Conservatives have pledged to ban foreign nationals from new social housing tenancies in England, and to evict current tenants who are not UK, Irish, or EU citizens, claiming it would free up around 228,000 homes for British families. Labour criticized the plan as "unserious and unworkable," while Reform UK proposed even stricter measures requiring foreign national tenants to find private housing within three months or face deportation. Under the Tory proposal, ineligible tenants would have six months to move out, with exceptions for those holding EU settled status, refugee status, or specific humanitarian protections.