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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Plans to give UK citizens priority for social housing ‘would increase homelessness’

A refurbished 1960s housing block in Bow Cross, east London
Experts say Rishi Sunak’s social housing proposal is likely to be either illegal or unworkable, or both. Photograph: Avalon/Construction Photography/Alamy

Plans being considered by the government to give UK families higher priority for social housing would force more people into homelessness, Rishi Sunak has been warned.

“We all deserve safe housing. Regardless of where we are from,” the prime minister was told in a joint letter by groups representing councils, housing professionals and charities.

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