Government Housing Proposals

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November 21, 2011

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 to tackle the housing crisis would be to reduce immigration to a sensible level."

Note to Editors:

2008 based Household Projections (p.8) - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/pdf/1780763.pdf