Share3d ago 15.31 BST Closing summary That’s all from us on the UK politics blog, thanks for following along. The Conservative party has pledged to end social housing eligibility for all foreign nationals , saying it would free up almost 230,000 for British families. Times Radio raised the issue of insufficient social housing being built. Foreign nationals with settled status, refugee status or specific humanitarian protections currently qualify for social housing. Asylum seekers are not eligible for social housing, unless in exceptional circumstances such as domestic abuse cases.