fcuk me who they trying to kid ? an 84 yer old bloke i know had to wait over a year for suitable accomodation, bet they got somewhere straight away and theres others i know 
There is no evidence that new arrivals in the UK are able to jump council housing queues, an Equality and Human Rights Commission report says.
Once they settle and are entitled to help, it adds, the same proportion live in social housing as UK-born residents.
The prime minister has said the law will change so that local people get priority for social housing in England.
EHRC chairman Trevor Phillips blamed a "failure of social housing supply" for concerns that migrants jumped queues.
The report - based on figures from the 2007 Labour Force Survey - was carried out by the centre-left Institute for Public Policy Research think tank.
According to the study, 64% of people who arrived in the UK within the last five years live in private rented accommodation.
Just 11% of new arrivals get help with housing - almost all of them asylum seekers.
But after five years, when many immigrants are able to get residency and become entitled to government help, one in six live in social housing - exactly the same proportion as those who were born in Britain.
Mr Phillips said the government and social housing providers needed to work together to address the issues that resulted in perceptions about immigrants benefitting unfairly.
He added: "We have to recognise that people's perceptions are powerful, so it's vital that social housing providers and policy makers work to foster understanding about what is really happening on the ground.
"Much of the public concern about the impact of migration on social housing has, at its heart, the failure of social housing supply to meet the demands of the population.
"The poorer the area, the longer the waiting lists, therefore the greater the tension."
On 29 June, the prime minister told MPs he wanted to allow councils in England to give additional preference to locals.
That was seen as a broadside the British National Party, which has claimed immigrants are able to get more help with housing.
But the Conservatives have said the measure would be illegal under existing law and the forthcoming Equality Bill.
There is no evidence that new arrivals in the UK are able to jump council housing queues, an Equality and Human Rights Commission report says.
Once they settle and are entitled to help, it adds, the same proportion live in social housing as UK-born residents.
The prime minister has said the law will change so that local people get priority for social housing in England.
EHRC chairman Trevor Phillips blamed a "failure of social housing supply" for concerns that migrants jumped queues.
The report - based on figures from the 2007 Labour Force Survey - was carried out by the centre-left Institute for Public Policy Research think tank.
According to the study, 64% of people who arrived in the UK within the last five years live in private rented accommodation.
Just 11% of new arrivals get help with housing - almost all of them asylum seekers.
But after five years, when many immigrants are able to get residency and become entitled to government help, one in six live in social housing - exactly the same proportion as those who were born in Britain.
Mr Phillips said the government and social housing providers needed to work together to address the issues that resulted in perceptions about immigrants benefitting unfairly.
He added: "We have to recognise that people's perceptions are powerful, so it's vital that social housing providers and policy makers work to foster understanding about what is really happening on the ground.
"Much of the public concern about the impact of migration on social housing has, at its heart, the failure of social housing supply to meet the demands of the population.
"The poorer the area, the longer the waiting lists, therefore the greater the tension."
On 29 June, the prime minister told MPs he wanted to allow councils in England to give additional preference to locals.
That was seen as a broadside the British National Party, which has claimed immigrants are able to get more help with housing.
But the Conservatives have said the measure would be illegal under existing law and the forthcoming Equality Bill.