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UK to Evict Foreign Nationals, Free 230,000 Social Homes

8/7/2026

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The Conservative government will evict foreign nationals from social housing within six months, barring any non-UK, Irish or EU citizen even with children.
It aims to free about 230,000 homes while the English Housing Survey records 470,000 non-UK and non-Irish occupants (11.5% of main householders) in 2024/25.
Anna Turley says the plan will raise homelessness while Shelter’s Sarah Elliott warns it may breach European Convention on Human Rights and equality law.

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The Conservative government will evict foreign nationals from social housing within six months, barring any non-UK, Irish or EU citizen even with children.
It aims to free about 230,000 homes while the English Housing Survey records 470,000 non-UK and non-Irish occupants (11.5% of main householders) in 2024/25.
Anna Turley says the plan will raise homelessness while Shelter’s Sarah Elliott warns it may breach European Convention on Human Rights and equality law.