Conservatives Claim 230,000 Social Homes Would Be Freed for British Families

The party said ending new tenancies for all foreign nationals, as well as current tenancies for couples where neither person is a UK, Irish or EU citizen, would free up an estimated 228,144 homes for British families. The Conservatives claimed that nearly 230,000 socially rented homes would be freed up for British families under their plan to limit social housing entitlements. The Conservatives have said they would end the provision of social housing for foreign nationals in England if they win power at the next election.

The party said Labour had "lost control of immigration" and British families had been left sitting on housing waiting lists as a result. But Labour said the policy was an "unserious, unworkable proposal, copied from Reform, that does nothing to tackle the housing crisis the Tories themselves created". In June, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would make it a requirement for foreign national tenants to find private accommodation within three months or face possible deportation if his party won power.