Half of London’s Council Houses Occupied by People Born Overseas
Nearly half of all social housing in London, 48%, is occupied by foreign-born heads of household, costing Britain around £3.6 billion a year in discounted rent, analysis suggests. The Telegraph has the story.
Nearly half of all social housing in the capital, 48%, is occupied by foreign-born heads of household, data from the 2021 census shows. This is well over the national average of 19%.
These households benefit from cheap rents which, when compared to private rent in London, average out at a discount of around £11,600 per year per household.Responding to the figures, Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Justice Secretary, said: “This research shows how the huge costs of mass, low-skilled migration are often hidden from the public. When you lift up the bonnet, it’s clear that the level and composition of immigration have been hugely economically harmful for decades.”
The figures also show some 35% of working age foreign-born heads of households in London’s social housing are either unemployed or economically inactive, despite living in one of the UK’s most prosperous regions.
The most recent ONS figures show that output per hour worked in the capital is approximately 26% higher than the UK average.
The figures cast further doubt on the UK’s migration policies.
Last year, the Office for Budget Responsibility found that low-paid migrant workers were costing taxpayers more than £150,000 each by the time they hit state pension age.
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I wonder why local governments are always bleating about lack of funding from central government?
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/local-government-funding-england
You Kahnt be serious?
Oh what a huge surprise. The destruction of National Identity is well underway and we are all now to be classed as “terrorists” for daring to ask any questions about it.
If all thoise immigrants were such a benefit to the UK how come they need or even want subsidised housing.
To be near their fellow countrymen.
London is done for. And I say that not as a pessimist but as a realist. After all, they always start in the capitals then the other big cities of countries that are undergoing the ‘great replacement’ project. I think this sounds about right; ”How the Traitor Class engineered the racial and cultural destruction of Britain – and many other countries: 1960s: “Don’t worry, the numbers are tiny and they come to do the jobs natives won’t do.” 1970s: “Don’t worry, the numbers are growing, but they provide no threat to the demographic or cultural foundations of Britain – they will assimilate and adopt our culture.” 1980s: “Multiculturalism and increased immigration is a positive boon, and Britain will benefit greatly from diversity. All cultures are equal and must be celebrated. 1990s “We will now open the border floodgates in order to “rub the noses of the right (the native working class…) in diversity.” “Our culture is not perfect and we should learn from other cultures and peoples.” 2000s) ” We hear your concerns and will reduce immigration. Leave everything to us and remain calm. Everything is fine, but if you argue against this, you are an evil, wicked racist.” NB:… Read more »
”Exactly, Paul – this is the timeline of a managed demolition, not some accidental drift. The Traitor Class didn’t lose control. They gave it away. What started as a lie about “labour shortages” has become a full-scale demographic and cultural replacement – deliberate, planned, and enforced from above. They began with denial. Then they moved to gaslighting. And now they’ve settled on repression. They told us immigration was temporary. Then they told us it was enriching. Now they tell us that resisting it makes us terrorists. Every step has followed the same formula: deny, disarm, denounce – and then destroy those who push back. This isn’t multiculturalism. It’s national liquidation under the banner of “diversity.” We’re being told to surrender our identity, forget our past, and blend into a globalised mush – while every other culture is allowed to thrive, assert, and demand. The timeline you lay out is accurate – and chilling. Because it shows that we’re not dealing with incompetence. We’re dealing with intent. Intent to erase the native population politically, demographically, and spiritually. And worst of all, to criminalise the very act of noticing it. We’re not on the brink of civil war because the people are… Read more »
Blimey, this is bad. Mind, it’s Leicester, so shouldn’t come as a total surprise, but it does illustrate the change in demographics over the years. They insist they’re happy there, though, and I suppose for anybody who felt uncomfortable with these gradual changes you’d just move elsewhere; ”A Leicester couple have witnessed dramatic changes in their neighbourhood over the past four decades — and now stand as the last white residents on their street. Cathy Gyles, 64, and her husband Julian Serra, 60, have lived in their modest Victorian terraced home in the Highfields suburb for more than 40 years. Both dedicated NHS workers, they have cared for a diverse community throughout their lives. The 2021 census revealed Leicester is among the first UK cities where white people are no longer the majority. Instead, 59 per cent of its population now come from minority ethnic backgrounds. But in Cathy and Julian’s immediate neighbourhood, the shift is even more pronounced. Data shows only three white Britons live in the area — making up just 0.2 per cent of the local population of 1,865. They are outnumbered 600 to one by other ethnic groups, making Cathy and Julian the last white couple… Read more »
This point was predicted a decade ago. The point at which white people become a minority. Certain cities in America are reaching this point. It is just a power struggle that will have to play out there is no political resolution especially when you have great variance in breeding rates.
I was walking through a council estate the other day (not in London but SE) listening to a varied range of languages and I wondered ‘where do all the people who used to live here live now?’. The optimist might suggest that they took advantage of the right to buy and later chose to move to a different area.
These figures paint a stark picture. I wonder what it’ll be like in another 6 years. I honestly don’t share the poster’s optimism that this will be reversed, though. How can it be?
https://x.com/WorldByWolf/status/1932507624181768623/photo/1
They have sequestered the boomer retirement funds and need to nullify any obligation. This is the best way to do it now that the boomers are coming into their dotage. It was written in since at least 1998. If you think that you are going to enjoy retirement I would strongly advise you to take a more realistic view.
You are throwing your children and grandchildren into the rubbish. Just look at yourself. Look in the mirror and ask was it worth it. You have fallen into a ghastly trap from which there is no way out.