MP Calls for End to Foreign Nationals Allocations 'Scandal'

A Labour MP has called on the Government to review who gets priority for social housing as new research reveals nearly half of new tenants in parts of the capital were foreign nationals. Birkenhead MP Frank Field, who led a review on poverty for the Coalition, said a new bill would ensure that those citizens who have made the most contribution to society would get priority for social housing. He called the new figures a “scandal”.  A new research paper, by campaign group Migration Watch UK, reveals that at least 11% of social housing lets in London were given to foreign nationals. In some boroughs, such as Ealing and Haringey, the number of new tenants from another country nears 50%.  Download a copy of the paper from the Migration Watch website.