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Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list

UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children woul

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Publisher
The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
23 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Kiran Stacey Policy editor
Section
Social housing
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UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children woul
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    Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list

    UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children woul

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Communities rss-category
  • publisher category Housing rss-category
  • publisher category Housing benefit rss-category
  • publisher category Immigration and asylum rss-category
  • publisher category Politics rss-category
  • publisher category Reform UK rss-category
  • publisher category Social housing rss-category
  • publisher category Society rss-category
  • publisher category UK news rss-category
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