Reform UK Pledges 50,000 Homes a Year, Prioritizing British-Born Workers Under 35
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23
Reform UK Pledges 50,000 Homes a Year, Prioritizing British-Born Workers Under 35
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23
Summary
Richard Tice will unveil a plan on Monday to build 50,000 affordable social homes annually while giving priority to British-born workers under 35 if Reform UK enters government.
The party said former service personnel and married couples with children would also move up the queue, and claimed the housebuilding program would need no new taxes or borrowing.
Labour called the proposal "unserious and unworkable," saying current rules already bar illegal migrants, asylum seekers and most student or work visa holders from social housing.
Official data show UK or Irish nationals accounted for 88.5% of main social housing householders in 2024/25, while Reform says 540,000 social homes are occupied by foreign nationals.
The announcement extends Reform's earlier push to exclude foreign nationals from social housing, drawing fresh attacks from Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats over fairness and practicality.