Britons Given Priority

[Alex]

Brits are set to be prioritised over immigrants for council property - do you believe this  ? I don't. We still come under the EHRC and councils would have the leftie lawyers after them, if Mr Jones was placed ahead of Mr Patel who happened to have 6 kids.

Why do politicians think we're all thick and gullible ?

[klondike]

Yep. Top of the list for getting the Sorry we don't have one letters.

[JBR]

Yes, I read about this, but I'll believe it when I see it...
bearing in mind that there is an election in the offing, and what do politicians do?

[Scrumpy]

Not many Brits left....

[morty]

I bet this just means that local councils have to pay rent in the private sector for them instead. You know the ones ...swanky houses with 6 to 8 bedrooms

Besides, where are these magic council properties? 
Politicians must think we're fick.

[Diasi]

Brits are set to be prioritised over immigrants for council property - do you believe this  ? I don't. We still come under the EHRC and councils would have the leftie lawyers after them, if Mr Jones was placed ahead of Mr Patel who happened to have 6 kids.

Why do politicians think we're all thick and gullible ?

It's a smoke & mirrors con.

I have no doubt that the council small print will state that priority will only be given to a Brit if Mr Jones has the same number, or more, children than Mr Patel & we all know that won't happen as the UK's birthrate is rising due mainly to the immigrant birthrate.

[Michael Rolls]

according to yesterday's paper, housing migrants is now up to £10m million a day

[JBR]

according to yesterday's paper, housing migrants is now up to £10m million a day

It's a shame that they can't house our own needy.

[Ashy]

In my humble opinion they will simply employ two lists.

[GrannyMac]

There already is an element of local connection about how social housing is allocated. 

This change probably relates to families who are in government leased accommodation whilst their asylum claims are being decided.  If they get refugee status, they have to move out, and are technically homeless.  People of working age with no children usually have to find their own accommodation, but families with children are owed a duty of care by their local authority.   

I'll watch this space. 

[klondike]

It'll be a smoke and mirrors job. Everybody will somehow see what they think they should see. What happens behind the haze may not be what anybody wants to see so steps will be taken to make sure they don't.

[GrannyMac]

As ever klondike.

[Diasi]

There already is an element of local connection about how social housing is allocated.

This change probably relates to families who are in government leased accommodation whilst their asylum claims are being decided.  If they get refugee status, they have to move out, and are technically homeless.  People of working age with no children usually have to find their own accommodation, but families with children are owed a duty of care by their local authority. 

I'll watch this space. 

The whole point is why should local authorities have any duty of care to house illegal immigrant families.

Also, I'll lay odds the rules about people of working age with no children having to find their own accommodation will not apply to single illegal immigrants.

[klondike]

The illegals don't need to worry about accommodation. They get full board, regular medical and dental checkups, WiFi, a phone and pocket money. If they persuade somebody that their limp wrist will get it (or maybe something else) cut off they become legal and can go on the list. If they have no family here and will therefore be homeless I'm guessing they will be the council's responsibility.

I wonder how I'd get on getting free everything and a hotel if I went to say Goa for the winter and claimed asylum.

[GrannyMac]

The illegals don't need to worry about accommodation. They get full board, regular medical and dental checkups, WiFi, a phone and pocket money. If they persuade somebody that their limp wrist will get it (or maybe something else) cut off they become legal and can go on the list. If they have no family here and will therefore be homeless I'm guessing they will be the council's responsibility.

I wonder how I'd get on getting free everything and a hotel if I went to say Goa for the winter and claimed asylum.

Unless they are classed as vulnerable, a child, over 60 or disabled, then they have no priority for housing.  Unless the rules have changed very recently.  Just being 'homeless' isn't enough.