Nearly four in 10 new homes built in Britain by 2030 will be required to house migrants, according to Conservative Party research based on Office for Budget Responsibility projections.
With net migration expected to hit 1.2 million between 2026 and 2030, this surge demands around 500,000 additional homes—equating to 37.1 per cent of projected builds rising to 39.1 per cent by decade’s end.
The Conservatives’ analysis, drawing from ONS data on household sizes, warns that migration could inflate property prices by £9,489 per home.
Migrants 'to be handed 40 per cent of new homes by 2030'https://t.co/4lsJhrXWNR
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 14, 2026
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp stated: “High immigration has real consequences for rents, house prices and who gets access to new homes.” He added: “Labour has opened the door without any plan to deal with the consequences.”
Shadow Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly echoed this, saying: “Labour can promise a building spree, but the OBR’s own figures show more than a third of those homes will be absorbed by migration before local families even get a look in. That is why young people feel permanently locked out and local communities feel under strain.”
Cleverly pledged reforms like abolishing stamp duty and removing illegal migrants within seven days.
A government spokesman countered: “We are pulling every lever to build 1.5 million homes, restore the dream of homeownership and end the housing crisis we inherited. This is alongside the biggest overhaul of Britain’s settlement model in 50 years, to tackle the unacceptably high levels of net migration in recent years which under this government, is down by nearly 70 percent.”
This comes as separate revelations show asylum seekers being placed in new council homes under a scheme involving up to 200 local authorities, including Labour-run councils like Brighton and Hove. With 1.3 million on social housing waiting lists in England—the highest since 2014—this prioritization fuels resentment.
This housing crunch compounds existing strains from mass migration, including billions in welfare payouts and rising crime rates linked to foreign nationals.
Migrant welfare burdens continue to balloon. As reported last year, 1.3 million immigrants receive Universal Credit, with over half unemployed. Nigel Farage noted: “for the first time the Department of Work and Pensions have given us some figures that many have wanted for years. The result? There are 1.3 million migrants on Universal Credit, and over half of them don’t do any work at all.”
Farage continued: “This goes completely against the lie we’ve been told for 25 years that immigration’s fine because everyone’s working and everyone’s contributing.”
He blamed both parties: “some of this has happened since Labour came to power but nearly all of it happened during 14 years of Conservative government,” urging: “And if they dare say a word about these numbers today don’t take them seriously and frankly they should be in hiding for what they’ve done to this country.”
Migrants currently drain £1 billion monthly in benefits, doubling in half a decade.
Farage slammed: “Starmer is choosing migrant benefits over winter fuel for pensioners.” He added: “On the day that we learn migrant benefits cost us £1bn a month, many hundreds are currently crossing the English Channel. Labour are ruining our country.”
Earlier in 2025, figures showed £7.6 billion in welfare to migrants in one year, with 1.158 million foreign claimants.
Karl Williams of the Centre for Policy Studies called for a “much more selective immigration system that prioritises migrants likely to be substantial net contributors.” Chris Philp deemed it “unacceptable,” stating: “is immoral that British taxpayers are subsidising nationals of other countries on an industrial scale. No wonder our taxes are so high.” He added: “Research shows low-wage migrants actually cost other taxpayers money. This is why the era of mass migration has to end.”
In a related development, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has drawn fire for censuring The Telegraph over a March 2025 story on foreign nationals claiming benefits, even while conceding the core claims are true. The Telegraph’s report, based on Centre for Migration Control analysis of DWP data, stated over one million foreigners were claiming benefits.
Ipso, the press watchdog, has been criticised for a "bizarre" decision to censure the Telegraph over a story about benefits for foreign nationals despite conceding that it was true. https://t.co/2Daprw1Emx
— Toby Young (@toadmeister) March 13, 2026
Ipso upheld a complaint on accuracy grounds, citing that the data reflected nationality at National Insurance registration, not current status—potentially including those who later became UK citizens. Yet Ipso acknowledged recent DWP figures show over 1.2 million non-British citizens claiming Universal Credit, with the number topping one million since July 2023, effectively underestimating the original report.
Critics blasted the ruling. Conservative MP Sir David Davis called it “an extraordinarily unwise decision by Ipso,” adding: “I really do think Ipso should look back at its own decision-making. This is not the only time we have had some odd decisions from it.”
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf labeled it a “bizarre decision,” stating: “Britain’s press watchdog has forced a newspaper to print a correction about a migration story it itself accepts is true. It looks like an attempt to massage the narrative and downplay the true scale of Britain’s migration crisis.”
CMC’s Robert Bates defended: “The modelling published by the Telegraph – which showed over one million foreigners were claiming benefits in March 2025 – was subsequently corroborated by an official DWP data release. It is beyond question that the reporting was correct.”
This episode underscores attempts to stifle scrutiny of migration’s costs, eroding press freedom on taxpayer burdens.
These migrants are being dumped into small communities, as seen in Crowborough bracing for 600 illegal arrivals at an army camp. Residents install extra security amid fears of unknown men from diverse backgrounds, with 53,000 asylum seekers already missing nationwide.
Crime data worsens the picture. In January 2026, British Transport Police revealed foreigners top 79 per cent of theft arrests and 40 per cent of violent suspects on trains.
Robert Bates of the Centre for Migration Control said: “They have made our trains unsafe. It is the responsibility of any sane government to end immigration and begin a programme of mass deportations to protect the British people.”
Migrants are also 3.5 times more likely to be arrested for sex crimes than Brits, with foreigners comprising 26.1 per cent of such arrests despite being 9 per cent of the population.
These developments expose the raw costs of open borders: strained housing, taxpayer exploitation, and eroded safety. Britain needs urgent controls to prioritize its citizens over endless influxes that only benefit globalist agendas.
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