Pickles: EU 'Influx' May Add To Housing Problems

The communities secretary has conceded an influx of Romanians and Bulgarians is going to increase pressure on social housing when rules change at the start of next year.  Speaking on the BBC’s Daily Politics show, Eric Pickles told host Andrew Neil the change is going to ‘cause problems’ for the housing sector.  But he refused to give an estimate of the numbers of people who might move to Britain after getting the right to live and work in the UK in December.  From January 2014 restrictions will be lifted on Romanians and Bulgarians entering and working in the UK. Read more on the BBC website.