Reform UK has pledged to prioritise British-born young workers for social housing. Nigel Farage‘s party would put British-born workers aged under 35 at the front of the queue, as well as veterans and married couples with children.

Reform has already said it would evict foreign nationals from social housing. The party has also promised to build 50,000 affordable social homes a year.

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said: “There are now 1.3million people waiting for social housing in Britain. The vast majority of them do not have jobs.

“In terms of the social houses we have, less than half of households are in work and over half a million social homes are currently occupied by foreign nationals.

“Meanwhile, young British men and women, who are working hard, can’t afford to move out of their family home, and when they do often find themself sharing a house with strangers, with no realistic prospect of forming a family or getting on.

“It is time for us to prioritise young British workers, and that is what our policy is about.”

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There are an estimated 470,000 non-UK and non-Irish citizens living in social housing.

Reform estimates that 540,000 social homes are currently occupied by foreign nationals.

The Conservatives have said they would revoke the right of foreign nationals to social housing, and claim it would free up around 230,000 homes.

The Tory plan would allow Irish citizens and some EU nationals to remain in social housing.

Housing charity Shelter hit out at Reform’s policy, insisting the solution is building more homes rather than “changing the order of the queue”.

Shadow Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly accused Reform of trying to “catch up” with the Conservatives.

Labour branded Reform’s proposal “unserious and unworkable”.

A party spokesman said: “Access to social housing is already tightly controlled. Illegal migrants, asylum seekers and migrants on student or work visas are not eligible for social housing.

“This policy would go after long-term UK residents that have contributed to our country but are not British citizens, including NHS staff.

“It would leave more families at risk of homelessness and drive up use of temporary accommodation at the taxpayers’ expense.

“It would also mean renegotiations with the EU, resulting in years of wrangling.”