Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has proposed banning foreign nationals from living in social housing, with existing tenants required to move into private rented accommodation within three months under the party’s plans.
The policy would apply retrospectively and affect people regardless of how long they have lived in the UK, according to Reform UK. The proposal forms part of the party’s wider pledge to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Writing in a lengthy essay published on Substack, Farage argued that social housing should be reserved for British citizens and outlined a series of wider immigration and housing policy proposals. He also claimed that “anti-white racism” is embedded within public institutions and criticised equality legislation, describing it as a form of “social cleansing”.
The proposals are likely to prompt debate across the housing sector, particularly over the implications for social landlords, local authorities and tenants currently living in social housing.
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