英国改革党日前宣布，将推行新的社会住房分配政策，规定在英国出生的公民和年轻已婚育儿家庭将获得优先权，而海外出生的英国公民则排在后位1。改革党副领导人理查德·蒂斯表示，英国现有130万人等待社会住房，其中大多数无工作1。蒂斯进一步声称，"少于一半的社会住房住户有工作，超过50万套社会住宅目前由外国国民占据"1。为应对住房短缺，改革党承诺每年建造50,000套社会可负担住房，远高于政府承诺的每年平均18,000套1。该党称其计划无需额外借贷或税收即可融资，但未透露资金来源1。
然而这一政策遭到广泛批评。慈善机构Shelter首席执行官莎拉·艾略特批评该政策将"撕裂社区"，可能使更多家庭面临无家可归风险1。工党发言人指出该政策将影响对英国有贡献但非英国公民身份的长期英国居民，包括NHS员工1。
The UK Reform Party has unveiled a social housing policy that would give priority to British-born citizens and young married families with children, placing foreign-born UK citizens lower on allocation lists 1. The party's deputy leader Richard Tice stated that the measure aims to prioritize employed young British workers, citing figures showing that 1.3 million people currently await social housing in the UK, with the majority unemployed 1. Tice claimed that fewer than half of social housing residents are employed and alleged that over 500,000 social homes are currently occupied by foreign nationals 1.
The Reform Party has pledged to construct 50,000 social affordable homes annually, significantly exceeding the government's commitment of an average of 18,000 per year 1. The party maintains the plan can be financed without additional borrowing or tax increases, though it has not disclosed funding sources 1.
The proposal has faced criticism from charities and opposition parties. Sarah Elliott, chief executive of the charity Shelter, warned that the policy would "tear communities apart" and potentially push more families into homelessness 1. A Labour Party spokesperson countered that the policy would affect long-term UK residents who have contributed to Britain but lack citizenship status, including NHS employees 1.
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