Astonishing impact of immigration on demand for housing | Migration Watch UK
Current levels of immigration, if they are allowed to continue, mean that we will need to build enough homes to accommodate 350 additional households a day. The Department for Communities and Local Government has today released their variant household projections for England at different assumed levels of net migration. Under their ‘high’ net migration scenario […]
The Impact of Immigration on England’s school places shortage
Summary 1. In parts of England there is intense competition for primary school places with too many pupils competing for too few school places. Current projections show that this situation will only grow worse over the next few years. Although there is currently a national surplus of primary school places, by the academic year 2018/19 […]
Huge impact of immigration on the demand for housing | Migration Watch UK
Nearly two thirds of additional households since 1997 headed by an immigrant The impact of immigration on the demand for housing in the UK is much greater than the public realise. That is the thrust of a paper issued by Migration Watch today. Nearly two thirds of the households formed in the United Kingdom since […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment – Household Projections for England ignore the impact of immigration? | Migration Watch UK
Statement from Migration Watch Vice Chairman, Alp Mehmet: “The Department of Communities and Local Government has today published its household projections for England out to 2037 in which they state that future increases in households will come overwhelmingly from population growth, with an extra 5.2 million households by 2037; an increase of 4,000 households per […]
The Demand for Housing in London
Key Findings London’s Population 1. London’s population has always been constrained and influenced by the availability of housing. During the 19th century London grew rapidly due to a high birth rate[1] and migration to the city from other parts of England[2]. This led to severe pressure on the city’s housing with many of the innermost districts […]
MW293 : Briefing Note on Social Housing and Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Demand exceeds supply 1 The Prime Minister’s speech on 25 March 2013 proposed that immigrants should wait 2-5 years before joining the waiting list which, in England, has grown dramatically in recent years from around a million in 2001 to two million today[1]. Immigration Status and Eligibility 2 Currently EEA nationals who are habitually resident […]
Who is getting local authority housing in London? Are some London councils telling the full story?
Summary 1. The English Housing Survey estimates that around 20% of all social housing stock in London is occupied by foreign nationals[1]. 2. To examine the current impact of immigration it is necessary to look at who is being allocated social housing properties when they become available i.e. new lets[2]. 3. However, local authorities are […]
Social Housing in London: What is the True Story? | Migration Watch UK
There have long been suspicions that the public have not been told the full story about the impact of immigration on the queues for social housing. Research by Migrationwatch into the situation in London, published today, confirms that there are important questions to be answered. It finds that less than half the new lets by […]
MW282 : Access to the NHS – Who Should Be Entitled? | Migration Watch UK
Introduction 1. The question of access to the NHS has long given difficulty. Some believe that free treatment at the point of need should apply to anyone in the UK. Others believe that it should be strictly confined to those who, through their taxes, pay for it. There are also practical difficulties in distinguishing those […]
Rule Change Opens NHS to the World | Migration Watch UK
A recent government decision threatens to turn the NHS into the ‘World Health Service’ and should be rescinded as a matter of urgency, says a think tank in a report out today. Its provisionsallow illegal migrants and foreign visitors full and free access to primary care services, which can be the first step to costly and […]