The Conservatives have pledged to ban foreign nationals from social housing

They claim that this would free up an estimated 228,144 social homes.  Under plans revealed on 7th August, ineligible tenants would be evicted within six months.  Any single person living in social housing who is not a British, Irish or EU citizen would lose their entitlement, regardless of whether they have children.  Couples, where neither one is a UK or EU citizen and does not have EU settled status, would also lose their entitlement.  However, those with EU settled status would still be eligible for social housing.  Kate Henderson of the NHF responded: “Evicting people who are our friends and neighbours and who have played by our country’s rules is against our sector’s values and British values.  This policy would increase homelessness and create instability and division in our communities.”