Reform UK are preparing to unveil fresh changes to social housing, with the party aiming to reserve homes for “British-born workers”.
The party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, will announce the plans at a press conference on Monday, where he will also commit Reform to building 50,000 affordable social homes a year should it win power.
Under the proposed changes, “British-born workers under the age of 35” will be moved to the front of the social housing queue.
Veterans and married couples with children will also be given priority access.
The announcement builds on Reform’s previous vow to evict all foreign nationals, which the party claims will free up around 540,000 social homes.
What has Reform said?
In a statement, Tice said Reform’s policy was designed to “prioritise young British workers”.
“There are now 1.3 million people waiting for social housing in Britain. The vast majority of them do not have jobs,” he said.
“Meanwhile, young British men and women, who are working hard, can’t afford to move out of their family home, and when they do often find themself [sic] sharing a house with strangers, with no realistic prospect of forming a family or getting on.”
Reform is keen to emphasise social homes should be reserved for those already employed, arguing housing “should not be a reward for welfare”.
On its plans to build 50,000 affordable social homes per year, the party has offered little detail on costs or where funding could come from beyond saying the programme would be” fiscally neutral and will require no new taxes or borrowing”.
Tice said Reform’s policy was designed to “prioritise young British workers” (Photo: Lesley Martin / PA Wire)How have the plans been received?
The Conservatives have been quick to call out Reform’s proposal.
Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly accused Reform of trying to play “catch up”.
“This is yet another unfunded announcement from Reform and shows they have not done the hard work needed and is so often the case, their maths simply doesn’t stack up,” he said.
“The Conservatives have already set out comprehensive plans to ensure British nationals are at the front of the queue for social housing.”
The Tories estimate they can free up around 230,000 homes by revoking the right of foreign nationals to social housing, although Irish citizens and some EU nationals would be allowed to remain under their plans.
Labour, meanwhile, has dismissed Reform’s proposals as “unserious and unworkable”.
“Access to social housing is already tightly controlled. Illegal migrants, asylum seekers and migrants on student or work visas are not eligible for social housing,” a party spokesperson said.
‘This policy would go after long-term UK residents that have contributed to our country but are not British citizens, including NHS staff.”
Housing advocates have also criticised the plans.
Shelter chief executive Sarah Elliott called Reform’s proposal a “blatant distraction from the real cause of the housing emergency”.
“The solution is building more social homes, not changing the order of the queue,” she added.
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