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!

[ThreeCardMonte]

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.

[Geoff914]

11 hours 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.

Right the absolute standard response when ever this comes up. If you try to discuss it you are automatically a right wing bigot.

[JonnyF]

13 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Good post!

 

USA/UK , not so different.

 

Different names.  Different faces.

 

Same Bullochs.

 

At least your administration is trying to fix the issue.

 

Our adminstration pretends to try to fix it while contining as normal behind the scenes. Labour are a disgrace. Causing damage that will take decades to undo. All of it deliberate. 

[blaze master]

23 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Bring back Guy Fawkes, and then start again. 

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wKn1R6fekk4&pp=ygUPViBtb3ZpZSB2IHNjZW5l

[blaze master]

13 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

On 6/22/2025 at 5:03 PM, Social Media said:

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

 

I was watching a video today about the southern US border and crossings. Most of the people I saw in the video were Asian.

[BritManToo]

13 hours 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.

Not enough houses being built is government policy.

No problem covering the countryside with solar panels and wind farms, but don't try and get planning permission to build some houses or park any mobile homes!

[Red Forever]

More red meat for AN resident racists.

The reason for the homeless problem in UK can be laid firmly at Thatcher’s doorstep. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of her right to buy policy, the fact that she ruled that the proceeds of such sales must not be used to replace the lost housing stock was nothing short of a criminal act.

 

[Nick Carter icp]

6 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

the fact that she ruled that the proceeds of such sales must not be used to replace the lost housing stock was nothing short of a criminal act.

 

 

  Do you have a link to that claim ?

 

[JAG]

12 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

More red meat for AN resident racists.

The reason for the homeless problem in UK can be laid firmly at Thatcher’s doorstep. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of her right to buy policy, the fact that she ruled that the proceeds of such sales must not be used to replace the lost housing stock was nothing short of a criminal act.

 

Margaret Thatcher left government 35 years ago. Since then we have had various Tory administrations and 13 years of Labour under Blair and Brown.

 

Blaming her for the current (2025) housing shortage is a bit like blaming Henry VIII for the decline in Sunday church attendance in the Church of England!

[brewsterbudgen]

ChatGPT is a rather better source than the Daily Mail!

 

British local authorities don’t allocate council (social) housing to asylum seekers the way they do for local homeless people. The systems involved are quite separate, but asylum seekers do rely heavily on temporary or emergency accommodation — often putting extra pressure on housing services, even though it’s not the same as social housing.

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🏠 1. Council Housing vs. Asylum Accommodation

• Council (social) housing:

  • Run by councils or housing associations.

  • Eligibility is based on criteria like income, savings, local connection.

  • Asylum seekers are ineligible and cannot join waiting lists.

  • Around 90% of social lets go to UK nationals.

• Asylum seeker accommodation:

  • Provided by the Home Office, not through social housing schemes.

  • Includes hotels, hostels, private-sector housing via contracts

  • Intended only as temporary housing while claims are processed.

---

🆘 2. Support After Recognition

Once asylum is granted, people must leave Home Office housing (typically within 28 days, now extended to 56 days). Then:

• They can apply to local councils for homelessness help, not council housing per se 

• Numbers have surged: e.g., over 9,500 refugee households needed council help in 2023, up from ~3,300 in 2022 

• In some areas (like Glasgow), up to half of new homeless people are refugees.

---

⚠️ 3. Homeless Local Families Often First in Line

• Local homeless individuals/families, especially those in priority need (children, risk, disability, etc.), are legally entitled to council-provided temporary accommodation, and possibly permanent social housing.

• But councils face chronic shortages and funding pressures — often resorting to gatekeeping, delaying or denying help

---

📊 Summary Comparison

Group	Council Housing Access	Temporary Accommodation
Local homeless people	✅ Eligible (means-tested)	✅ Councils must accommodate them under homelessness law
Asylum seekers (in flight)	❌ Ineligible	✅ Provided by Home Office (hotels, contracts)
Recognised refugees	❌ May apply as homeless	✅ Councils must consider them; growing numbers request help

---

🔍 4. What’s Driving the Debate?

• Tension and misconceptions: With rising numbers of recognised refugees seeking council help, some locals worry they’re “jumping the queue.” But that's misunderstanding: asylum seekers haven’t queued for council housing — refugees are entering the homelessness process .

• Council strain: Many areas are overwhelmed. For example, Glasgow asked the Home Office to pause dispersals due to acute housing pressure — asylum housing costs are £26.5 m this year and rising

---

✅ Conclusion

• Council/social housing is primarily reserved for UK or settled residents and is not used to house asylum seekers.

• However, once asylum seekers receive refugee status and lose government-provided housing, they often turn to council homelessness services, which are already under severe strain.

• This may indirectly reduce housing availability for local homeless—due to scarcity, not preferential policy.

[John Drake]

16 hours ago, quake said:

 

 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.

 

 

What you talkin' bout? These the childrenz of the people that took the Blitz and beat Hitler. They the inheritors of the lines of men that defeated Napoleon. They the future. They British now.

[frank83628]

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

ChatGPT is a rather better source than the Daily Mail!

 

British local authorities don’t allocate council (social) housing to asylum seekers the way they do for local homeless people. The systems involved are quite separate, but asylum seekers do rely heavily on temporary or emergency accommodation — often putting extra pressure on housing services, even though it’s not the same as social housing.

---

🏠 1. Council Housing vs. Asylum Accommodation

• Council (social) housing:

  • Run by councils or housing associations.

  • Eligibility is based on criteria like income, savings, local connection.

  • Asylum seekers are ineligible and cannot join waiting lists.

  • Around 90% of social lets go to UK nationals.

• Asylum seeker accommodation:

  • Provided by the Home Office, not through social housing schemes.

  • Includes hotels, hostels, private-sector housing via contracts

  • Intended only as temporary housing while claims are processed.

---

🆘 2. Support After Recognition

Once asylum is granted, people must leave Home Office housing (typically within 28 days, now extended to 56 days). Then:

• They can apply to local councils for homelessness help, not council housing per se 

• Numbers have surged: e.g., over 9,500 refugee households needed council help in 2023, up from ~3,300 in 2022 

• In some areas (like Glasgow), up to half of new homeless people are refugees.

---

⚠️ 3. Homeless Local Families Often First in Line

• Local homeless individuals/families, especially those in priority need (children, risk, disability, etc.), are legally entitled to council-provided temporary accommodation, and possibly permanent social housing.

• But councils face chronic shortages and funding pressures — often resorting to gatekeeping, delaying or denying help

---

📊 Summary Comparison

Group	Council Housing Access	Temporary Accommodation
Local homeless people	✅ Eligible (means-tested)	✅ Councils must accommodate them under homelessness law
Asylum seekers (in flight)	❌ Ineligible	✅ Provided by Home Office (hotels, contracts)
Recognised refugees	❌ May apply as homeless	✅ Councils must consider them; growing numbers request help

 

---

🔍 4. What’s Driving the Debate?

• Tension and misconceptions: With rising numbers of recognised refugees seeking council help, some locals worry they’re “jumping the queue.” But that's misunderstanding: asylum seekers haven’t queued for council housing — refugees are entering the homelessness process .

• Council strain: Many areas are overwhelmed. For example, Glasgow asked the Home Office to pause dispersals due to acute housing pressure — asylum housing costs are £26.5 m this year and rising

---

✅ Conclusion

• Council/social housing is primarily reserved for UK or settled residents and is not used to house asylum seekers.

• However, once asylum seekers receive refugee status and lose government-provided housing, they often turn to council homelessness services, which are already under severe strain.

• This may indirectly reduce housing availability for local homeless—due to scarcity, not preferential policy.

UK residents have to join a queue and wait fir something to become available, asylum seekers will be housed quicker as government pays full price for accomodation 356 days including food.

So essentially asylum seekers get better treatment

[zyphodb]

15 hours ago, soalbundy said:

The best will just leave.

 

They already have, over the last 30 years or so, most of those that haven't, can't afford to...

[zyphodb]

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Do you have a link to that claim ?

 

 

It's perfectly true, I lived through it and can remember...