Presentation to the Annual Conference

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• Presentation to the Annual Conference
• of the
• National Housing Federation
• 23rd September 2009

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Large-scale immigration is a new phenomenon
Net migration into England 1964-2006
000s Source ONS Parliamentary written answer
WA91 -17.01.2005 and ONS International Migration
Statistics November 2007
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and is a matter of public concern
Source MORI Political Monitor What would you
say is the most important issue facing Britain
today (spontaneous)? What do you see as other
important issues facing Britain today
(spontaneous)? Percentage saying Race
relations/immigrants/immigration. (Figures mainly
at April except for 74,77, 78 and 82 and Mar 05)
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Population projections (millions) - UK
Source Natural Change, High migration and
Principal Projection from GAD (2006-based).
Balanced migration projection derived from GAD
principal and low migration projections
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Household formation reasons
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Net migration is the single largest reason for
additional household formation. Source
Estimated from GAD 2006-based population
projections and DCLG New Projections of
households for England and the Regions to 2026.
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Source www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/
xls/table600
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Source ONS TIM Series
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DCLG Guidance July 2009 In some areas this
guidance will mean giving more priority to people
who have been on the waiting list for a long time
or more priority for people with strong local
connections.
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Most immigrants come from outside the EU
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GAD net immigration assumptions and reality
.the scale of future migration has been
consistently underestimated.