General Article Immigration 'could cost social housing £25 billion'

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MigrationWatch UK published a study today which it says shows that, if government projections for immigration and housing need in England stay the same, 45 extra social homes would have to be built each day.
The group is basing its research on the Government’s 25-year projection of household numbers from 2008 to 2033.
It is also assuming immigration figures stay on course.
The group argues that 20 per cent of migrant house-holds currently live in social housing and say that 415,000 extra social ...

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