New scheme offering homeowners cash to rent rooms to illegal Albanian migrants is the worst idea from our govt
Home groan
EARLIER this year thousands of generous Brits opened up their spare rooms for free to welcome Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s brutal army and deadly cruise missiles.
Now the Home Office is offering cash incentives to persuade private owners to let out homes to the 38,000 migrants who have illegally crossed the Channel.
Landlords who take part could get their rundown houses in residential areas done up for nothing and have their energy bills paid.
Rent will also be covered in full by the taxpayer.
The Home Office hopes to reduce the £6million it currently spends every day to house migrants in hotels.
But the best way to keep the cost down is to stop them coming in the first place.
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Shockingly, MPs were told yesterday that just four per cent of Channel crossers had their application for asylum processed last year.
More than 10,000 of those coming in small boats are not fleeing torture but are young Albanian men, many linked to organised gangs.
The Homes for Ukrainians scheme proved the very best of this country.
Homes for criminal Albanians is the very worst idea from those running it.
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