Government Housing Proposals | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the housing proposals unveiled by the government, Sir Andrew Green said: “An astonishing aspect of the housing debate is the deafening silence on the impact of immigration. The extra 16,000 houses promised by the government today will meet less than a quarter of the annual demand from new immigrant households. One good way […]
250,000 More Homes Needed for Immigrants | Migration Watch UK
The higher population projections published by the ONS last week have implications for the number of new homes required to house future immigrants to Britain. The government’s projections of future households are calculated largely on the basis of the population projections. The most recent set were published in November 2010 (based on the 2008 based […]
Immigration is a Major Factor in the Housing Shortage | Migration Watch UK
A study published by Migrationwatch today (Briefing Paper No {239}), finds that immigration was responsible for almost 40% of the growth in households between 2001 and 2008. Looking ahead, 36% of new households will, according to official projections, be a result of immigration so we will have to build, on average, 200 homes a day […]
MW239 : Migration and the Demand for Housing in England | Migration Watch UK
Key Findings The Importance of Housing 1. Housing is a basic human need, probably the most important aspect of life after food, sustenance and basic security, and essential to the quality of life, the wider environment, the health and well-being of people and the efficient functioning of the economy. The social and economic effects that […]
Social Housing: Rebuttal | Migration Watch UK
http://fullfact.org/ have not published Migrationwatch’s rebuttal on the £1bn cost of social housing as promised so we are publishing it on our own web site. Full Fact have challenged the Migrationwatch calculation that tax payers face a £1 billion annual bill for the next 25 years to provide enough council houses for future immigrants. They base […]
Migrant social housing to cost £1 billion per year | Migration Watch UK
The social housing requirements of new immigrants will cost the tax payer £1 billion a year for the next twenty five years. That is the conclusion of a study published by Migrationwatch today. The study found that 45 additional social homes would have to be built everyday, or nearly 1400 a month, over that period to […]
Social Housing and Migration in England
Key Findings Demand for Housing 1. Net migration leads to an increase in demand for housing, reflected in projected household formation. 2. The three main types of housing provided in the UK are: owner occupier, private rented accommodation, and social housing, provided by local authorities or other ‘social landlords’. The ability of migrants to access […]
Migration and Road Transport in England
Key Findings 1 Introduction and overview 1.1 Transport – mobility of people and goods – is a key human need and has been fundamental to social and economic development throughout history. Everybody is dependent, either directly or indirectly, on transport – to provide food and sustenance, to sustain and extend social relationships, to allow access […]
Government Still Burying the Bad News on Immigration and Housing | Migration Watch UK
New immigrants will add about 2 million households by 2033 The government’s household projections for the 25 years from 2008, published today by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), continue to play down the impact of immigration on housing. The document’s list of key points informs us that “Population growth is the main […]
MW210 : Changing Primary Schools in England: 1998 – 2010 | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. This paper examines the impact that immigration, much of it from non English speaking countries, has had on our primary schools in the period 1998 to 2010. 2. It examines England as a whole, individual regions, and three groups of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) – London Boroughs, the largest urban boroughs outside London, […]