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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

No

 @B3SQJX7Scottish Socialistdisagreed…1yr1Y

Immigrants need to be given places to live as they enter the country, if we do not provide this homeless rates will rise.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

Yes

 @9ZS2QZBdisagreed…2yrs2Y

Entering the country illegally is a crime, no criminal should receive any form of benefit and foreign criminals should be deported.

 @B3SQJX7Scottish Socialistagreed…1yr1Y

I belive that to combat bad demographics and aging population people should be allowed to move to the UK with ease, to do this we should provide hosign and lower restrictions.

 @979XN3F from New York  answered…1yr1Y

 @BD86QLZLabouranswered…2mos2MO

The government should simplify the process so those that claim asylum are processed quickly giving only those with a genuine claim the right to stay.

 @B9KZ83Banswered…5mos5MO

Refugees should be supported but financial immigrants should be self sufficient and use existing systems when needed

 @B9F256Ganswered…6mos6MO

They should focus on giving temporary housing to homeless citizens of the country first and then immigrants and refugees without citizenship

 @BDYRW7C answered…2wks2W

 @BDVBLG6answered…4wks4W

Yes, we should invest in purpose build infrastructure rather than hotels or private rentals

 @BDRQT58 answered…1mo1MO

Yes and No, I'll explain increase temporary housing to not pay hotels high fees. However the problem is to deport the immigrants and refugees.

 @BDNZVTDGreenanswered…1mo1MO

There is already temporary housing for the immigrants and asylum seekers.

 @BDNSQ9Hanswered…1mo1MO

i think they should do this for the people who are in desperate need of a home and have their background checked

 @BDLXB4Xanswered…1mo1MO

 @9WTN5BT  from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

No, because temporary accommodation should not be available to those without long term connections or work.

 @9WTN5BT  from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

No, temporary housing should be linked to either long term connections or work.

 @9WTN5BT  from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

No, people should inly be entitled to temporary accommodation if they have a connection to the area through long term residency or work.

 @BDFVQYV answered…2mos2MO

No, the government should speed up the process of settling asylum claims.

 @BDFPKLMfrom Andorra la Vella  answered…2mos2MO

The government should build millions more homes anyway, regardless of the number of immigrants and refugees.

 @BDF8TD5answered…2mos2MO

I think the current amount is enough from what I have seen, although I am not too well read on this topic.

 @BDDX2FFanswered…2mos2MO

Honestly housing for actual citizens is already an issue so we should be focusing on that

 @BDDJ6D5 answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but they should prioritise reducing the asylum application process to reduce the need for temporary housing.

 @BDCT6BLGreenanswered…2mos2MO

They need to improve the approval/visa system rather than just create more housing to accommodate (to quicker process these cases)

 @BDCL3Z9answered…2mos2MO

No, we should focus on giving temporary housing to the homeless in this country

 @BDB22SR answered…2mos2MO

 @BD9P4Z3Greenanswered…2mos2MO

No, but incentivise/enable immigrants and refugees to work immediately from arrival, enabling them to access good-quality housing.

 @BD9LCYZanswered…2mos2MO

no we must build good centrese where people are protected and processed quickly

 @BD8NNQP answered…2mos2MO

No, hire more people to get through asylum backlog and let people contribute to the economy via tax

 @BD5T4RYanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, but away from communities because it stokes violence and leaves the immigrants feeling threatened.

 @Chris-M answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only as a short term measure. Long term the immigration system needs to be reformed to reduce the need for temporary accommodation

 @BD3K7LManswered…2mos2MO

Never - Especially as the question has not put ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in the group of people.

 @BCWVB59from Rhode Island  answered…2mos2MO

 @BCTY7C9answered…2mos2MO

There needs to be more available housing for immigrants and refugees especially as granting asylum is taking so much longer but no privatised hotels or housing which can be profited off by billionaires

 @BCQLGJMIndependentanswered…3mos3MO

 @BCP5PGWanswered…3mos3MO

Yes only if they are able to provide housing to address the current housing crisis

 @B8TQZYC answered…7mos7MO

No - instead allow immigrants to work and earn their own money whilst contributing to taxation. Temporary accommodation then is just that - they should be able to work and afford to rent privately.

 @BBWCYL7answered…4mos4MO

They need to increase the availability of all housing stock for everyone. Refugees should have their cases quickly assessed, so they can start working to pay their own way

 @BBN5SBManswered…4mos4MO

Only for refugees seeking asylum or escaping war. Also if an immigrant has a valid reason for leaving their country such as women in middle eastern countries that cant show their faces and bodies. i think thats a valid reason for leaving

 @B97FNTQanswered…6mos6MO

Government should build immigrations centres to hold and properly care/ for people while sorting their visa

 @B8YNK4Manswered…6mos6MO

Immigrants should be housed in camps specifically designed for the purpose whilst undergoing processing

 @B7MNWKB  from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

No, at least not in council residential properties or private renting properties or if they were to be, have it so they have to qualify in the same system as British residents to qualify for council housing, in an attempt to tackle the overall crisis in housing.

 @B7JY546 answered…9mos9MO

No, house them in military bases instead to process them before deciding if we can release them into the community and approve their asylum application

 @B776M23Libertariananswered…9mos9MO

No. Utilise alternative arrangements for housing immigrants and refugees. Tents, ex-military compounds, etc.

 @B75Y3D6answered…9mos9MO

Yes, but build more council housing to permanently house everyone and allow refugees and migrants to work

 @B6SGJG3answered…10mos10MO

Yes, however only to aid those who need it while finding a job. Once they are in a secure job that housing would be removed from them and they could find their own.

 @B6QQBJYanswered…10mos10MO

Refugees should be distributed into depopulated rural areas. Immigrants should be given work visas and citizenship after 5 years. Asylum seekers should have access to a British Consulate to apply in their own country.

 @B6M4SFRanswered…10mos10MO

Yes, but not in hotels in the country. there should be specified zones where these accommodations should be made that prohibit the migrants from entering the rest of the country. Illegal immigrants shouldn't be held in these and should be immediately deported.

 @B6LKXBNanswered…10mos10MO

No and those immigrants/refugees should be immediately deported to their country of origin or to a third country.

 @B6JWL98answered…11mos11MO

Have an annual limit of migrants and refugees for a fixed housing. They will have to move out when they are capable of buying/renting a house when they working.

 @B6J6GTYanswered…11mos11MO

With the little funding the government personally give to asylum seekers then it shouldn't be left to the tax payer to provide.

 @9H44CSCGreen answered…11mos11MO

Temporary Housing isn’t helping immigrants and refugees, we should find way to help them into work and permanent housing, also build more social housing.

 @B6GLCXVanswered…11mos11MO

The government should ban second home ownership whilst paying 50% rate for property with a mortgage, and 75% rate to people with fully paid mortgages. This housing should then be repurposed as council homes, available to both citizens and immigrants+refugees alongside a streamlined immigration claim process to encourage these people into the workforce.

 @B4GJHPWanswered…1yr1Y

Yes but need legal citizens and people living in the UK has to benefit as well

 @B2NHBD6answered…1yr1Y

No this should be for the homeless and for victims of abuse and neglect within our own country

 @B2L227Nanswered…1yr1Y

Yes, but each person needs a criminal background, they’ll be given a basic job, and the government has to help with citizenship, and a small house depending on family size

 @B26VW79answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and build more housing for the homeless and those who are awaiting citizenship

 @9Z9KQ6KLiberal Democrat  from Maine  answered…2yrs2Y

No, I believe a better solution is to expand social housing as this can help contribute to temporary housing for refugees but also help citizens be able to rent a home.

 @B25K6V8answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, unless they're anti western terrorist men in which case send them back after a night

 @9ZSRHLCanswered…2yrs2Y

No, if someone is here on a visa they should pay for their own housing, refugees should be placed in designated areas

 @9ZK96YSLabouranswered…2yrs2Y

Only if they are refugees or immigrants wanting to be involved in working in this nation

 @9ZK7QNDanswered…2yrs2Y

Provide the housing requried for the volume of people. Improve the process to enable refugees to work as soon as they arrive and thereby give back.

 @9ZK4GYGWomen's Equalityanswered…2yrs2Y

They should but they shouldn't ruin natural habitats and fields for housing.

 @B8F3Z8Xanswered…8mos8MO

No, we should make detention camps in the Northern Scottish Isles until they have been identified and accepted (most of the time they won't be)

 @B89N99Hanswered…8mos8MO

the government should increase council housing to house immigrants and those with low income that are british

 @B7RYK2Wanswered…8mos8MO

No because provisions should be made to favour local needs, however reform to the conditions qnd locations of these accommodations

 @B7KZMGQanswered…9mos9MO

Yes, but we should also promote processing at embassies to discourage channel crossings and reduce the number of those in hotels.

 @B6FNQZKGreenanswered…11mos11MO

The immigration system needs to be reformed. By increasing temporary housing, this isn't fixing the backlog problem, it's just allowing it to grow, if the immigration system is effectively reformed to allow asylum claimants to be processed through the system faster, it would mean the state of limbo which has created this housing problem to dissipate.

 @B5VDR59answered…1yr1Y

 @B56BSW6answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but as UK citizens we should be able to have better housing rights than immigrants

 @B54KN5Danswered…1yr1Y

 @B4ZPCZRanswered…1yr1Y

 @B3H865QReform UKanswered…1yr1Y

Yes but only to some extent. There is a lot of overcrowding in this country, and big apartment buildings, temporary housing and big estates usually just look ugly and are overcrowded.

 @B32NJBPReform UKanswered…1yr1Y

They should increase temporary housing but not just for immigrants and refugees

 @9992HTR  from GU  answered…1yr1Y

 @B2KDXCVanswered…1yr1Y

Temporary but seek a solution to stop people from risking their lives and have a chance to live in their countries safe by investing and looking after them

 @B2F8Q6NGreenanswered…1yr1Y

Yes but the Government should overall be spending more on social housing anyway

 @B2CBDWJanswered…1yr1Y

No, but speed up the process of screening so they can start work faster

 @B28L8Q8answered…1yr1Y

No. Any refuge should be temporary, or better still they should all be relocated back to safe zones in their own continents.

 @B2472QKSNPanswered…2yrs2Y

For Refugees yes but not for work based or education immigrants as they dont need to flee wars or horrible events

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