Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Social Rented Housing: EU Nationals – Parliamentary Written Answer

Deidre Brock:  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he intends to prohibit (a) social housing providers and (b) housing associations from accepting as residents citizens from other EU countries who do not meet the criteria of a four-year residency before accessing social housing.

Brandon Lewis: The Government will introduce a new residency requirement, so that EU migrants cannot be considered for social housing unless they have been living here for at least four years; and made clear that this would be taken forward as part of wider EU treaty negotiation on welfare changes.

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