UK British Citizens Being Left Behind? Councils Housing More Asylum Seekers Than the Homeless”

[proton]

My mate married an African over 30 years ago to help stop her deportation. While over staying she somehow got a very desirable housing association flat in London, even then a single person would have to wait years, took her a few months, and totally illegally. They did not evict her and eventually claimed the 16k to leave to put towards a deposit. Ironically she worked later for the home office processing asylum claims.

[Magictoad]

This is entirely true. Indigenous British are being left behind in the social housing lists to be replaced by Somalians and their large families, often as many as nine. So the Brits don't stand a chance. We also have the issue of thousands of people coming over by boat being shortlisted for homes. The latter are primarily Muslim men ranging from 15 to 30 who have not been socialised for living in a western culture. They are housed en masse in hotels where they cause a danger to the communities  in which they reside.

[ThreeCardMonte]

12 hours ago, quake said:

Nah.

Can't be true. 

But a picture can paint a thousand words.

 

Englands version of illegal aliens.

[ThreeCardMonte]

12 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

A growing divide in housing provision is fuelling claims that Britain prioritises asylum seekers over its own homeless citizens. An investigation has revealed that 17 councils across England are accommodating up to ten times more asylum seekers than homeless households, prompting public outrage and political criticism.

 

 

The starkest disparity has been found in Pendle, a borough recently won by Reform UK in Lancashire, where 453 asylum seekers are reportedly being housed, compared to just nine homeless households in temporary accommodation. Other areas with similar discrepancies include Stockton-on-Tees, which hosts 797 asylum seekers against 26 homeless households, and Wyre, with 375 versus 14.

 

 

Critics argue these numbers expose a deeply unfair system. Robert Bates of the Centre for Migration Control stated, “Those who were born here and have contributed to the economy have been abandoned, and left on the streets, in favour of undocumented young men towards whom we should have no moral or legal obligation. Thousands of British veterans and families are facing real hardship but are denied even a fraction of the generosity extended to asylum seekers.”

 

He added, “Scattering these people across the country places further strain on communities suffering with a dysfunctional housing market, increasing rents and making it harder for young people to own a home. Anyone entering the country illegally should be detained and swiftly deported—it is only then that we can hope this madness will end.”

 

While critics cite inequality, officials argue the comparison itself is flawed. A Government spokesperson said: “This analysis is incorrect and misleading as it compares the number of individual asylum seekers with homeless households, which can contain more than one person.”

 

The Home Office is legally required to house asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim. If successful, they are granted refugee status and entitled to work, claim benefits, and seek housing through local councils—subject to a priority system based on vulnerability and need. However, officials emphasise that councils cannot control where homeless individuals choose to reside, and asylum housing is assigned based on national dispersal systems.

 

Yet the optics remain jarring. In Coventry—home to one of the country’s highest asylum seeker populations—locals expressed their frustration. Louise, 37, said: “I'm currently homeless. The houses go to the asylum seekers rather than the actual homeless. I'm in a shared accommodation and I am technically homeless. I think the Government should be looking after their own before helping other people.”

 

Dee, 38, added, “I think it's ridiculous that asylum seekers can come over here and get housed but my husband, who has paid taxes his whole life, is on the street. I don't think we can handle the numbers, we can't house the people who are from this city.”

 

The cost of accommodating asylum seekers has ballooned, now reaching £4.2 million a day. About 30,000 remain in hotels, receiving meals and an allowance of £8.86 per week—or £49.18 if meals aren't provided. They also receive free NHS care, prescriptions, dental services, and school access for their children.

 

The issue is further complicated by the fact that many newly recognised refugees also fall into homelessness. The No Accommodation Network (Naccom) reported a doubling of refugee homelessness in the past year, citing nearly 2,000 cases—the highest they’ve ever recorded. Once refugee status is granted, individuals have just 56 days to vacate asylum housing and find accommodation on their own.

 

Alp Mehmet of Migration Watch UK highlighted the broader picture: “Over 100,000 people applied for asylum in 2024, including main applicants and their dependants. There will be just as many seeking asylum this year. Then there’s the 430,000 net migration added to the population last year. Well over half a million people needing a roof over their heads, roofs that won’t be available to British citizens. When will the Government see sense and end this madness? Get a grip, Sir Keir!”

 

The Government says it is responding, noting increased asylum decision rates, £1 billion allocated to homelessness services, and an effort to stop using hotels for asylum seekers within four years. Yet, with public frustration mounting—as evidenced by protests and polling showing 68% believe asylum numbers are too high—the pressure on Westminster to resolve the housing crisis for all remains as urgent as ever.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily Mail  2025-06-23

 

 

Ahh, welcome to the party!

[ThreeCardMonte]

9 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

when the homeboys are homeless and the carpet riders aren't, you know something is definitely wrong

MAGA types in the UK.

 

I like it!

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9 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

There's going to be a massive backlash against this and rightly so.

 

Civil unrest is already starting. Southport, Ballymena, etc. 

 

Deportations of millions is now a moderate viewpoint.

 

Remigration is inevitable. 

I see LA in the UK!

[Magictoad]

8 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

There's going to be a massive backlash against this and rightly so.

 

Civil unrest is already starting. Southport, Ballymena, etc. 

 

Deportations of millions is now a moderate viewpoint.

 

Remigration is inevitable. 

No. The people don't know about it. Those that complain are labelled

"fascist" &  "racist".

SO WE ARE STUCK...Me personally I got out of the place and when back there NEVER express my opinions.

[quake]

8 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Ahh, welcome to the party!

 

 Only thing missing in the pic,  is a beer in one hand and a spliff in the other.

for the other party goers on the bus.

The true face,  of Broken Britain.

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

6 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Direct consequence of the previous Tory Government losing control of the UK’s borders.

 

Oh dear, a problem to be resolved rather than poked at.

“Direct consequence of the previous Tory Government losing control of the UK’s borders.”

 

You don’t say!

 

Just like Biden lost control of ours.

 

 

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

We have grown up in the UK and had every opportunity to make a go of it.

 

This guy is not British.  He is a troll.  

[ThreeCardMonte]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Indeed. Unfortunately, Labour hate indigenous British people like you Louise.

 

They roll out the red carpet for asylum seekers while brushing you under it.

 

 

 

Good post!

 

USA/UK , not so different.

 

Different names.  Different faces.

 

Same Bullochs.

[BangkokReady]

12 hours ago, Social Media said:

claims that Britain prioritises [economic migrants seeking a free ride] over its own homeless citizens

[lavender19]

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Won't happen. Today's Brits are spineless. The UK is descending into a hell hole.

It's already descend. I'm afraid

[lavender19]

49 minutes ago, Summerinsiam said:

Yet more right-wing clickbait..

Been waiting for the right wing BS to be bought into it.  Nothing right wing about wanted to be housed in your own country.

[Summerinsiam]

5 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

Been waiting for the right wing BS to be bought into it.  Nothing right wing about wanted to be housed in your own country.

I agree, but the housing shortage is due to primarily to a decades long failure in housing policy and the fact that  not enough affordable homes have been built to keep pace with population growth and changes in household formation. It has nothing to do with asylum seekers or people coming across the channel on dinghies. Lol. Blaming such problems on them is just lazy, incorrect and the playbook of the far-right It is far from bs. You really should read more widely and check your facts.

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, DaveBart said:

Eventually the people of England will say enough is enough and take the law into their own hands like they did in Ireland 

The best will just leave.

[Geoff914]

1 hour ago, Summerinsiam said:

I agree, but the housing shortage is due to primarily to a decades long failure in housing policy and the fact that  not enough affordable homes have been built to keep pace with population growth and changes in household formation. It has nothing to do with asylum seekers or people coming across the channel on dinghies. Lol. Blaming such problems on them is just lazy, incorrect and the playbook of the far-right It is far from bs. You really should read more widely and check your facts.

So In the last ten years there have been about 8 million migrants enter the country, net migration so a real increase, so about the size of whole of London. And the UK doesn't provide enough housing for the indigenous population. Now add that will be water shortages as there are reservoirs being constructed. Probably not enough schools, hospitals, increase in the pension age to 68 coming. Will there be enough jobs. Yes the number of migrants coming across the channel pales into insignificance against the total net migration in any year. But then I guess the expat British will be paying UK tax on pensions so your contribution to housing them in hotels is welcome. The constant reference to everything being far right doesn't solve the problem either.