Reform says it will prioritise British-born workers under 35 for social housing

Key Points:

• Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party proposes prioritizing social housing allocation for veterans, married couples with children, and British workers, while evicting foreign nationals from social housing.
• Reform UK MP Richard Tice plans to build 50,000 affordable social homes annually without new taxes or borrowing, though housing charity Shelter argues 90,000 homes per year are needed to address the crisis.
• Shelter criticizes Reform UK’s policy as divisive and harmful, warning it could increase homelessness and endanger vulnerable groups by shifting focus away from housing need to nationality and employment status.
• The Conservative Party has similar plans to restrict foreign nationals' access to social housing but would exempt Irish citizens and some EU nationals; Labour and Liberal Democrats condemn Reform UK’s proposal as unrealistic, unfair, and potentially harmful to long-term UK residents.
• Current data shows 11.5% of social housing main householders are non-UK/Irish nationals, with estimates of up to 540,000 social homes occupied by foreign nationals, fueling political debate over housing allocation policies.