Furious residents in Teeside, Hull and Bradford have blasted a government scheme to buy up private rented homes for asylum seekers - warning it could create 'mini ghettos' that risk hindering integration.
He told MailOnline: 'There are people moving in who aren't aware of English customs and it's causing disharmony as people don't understand our culture and norms. 'I'm not in favour of the policy. The housing situation around here is already pretty dire and this will make it worse. 'It's all going to be paid for by the taxpayer. They should be investing that into our local communities.
'We're one world, we have to look after each other. I think it will help them integrate more because they will have English neighbours so they will be able to get to know them.' The homes come from the same pool as those in the private and social rented sector, and are currently being used to house more than 58,000 asylum seekers in Great Britain.
'They would happy for her to be out on the streets. So this is not right. She has a six week old baby to look after. She needs her own place and we live in Hull.'An official has said the properties being purchased have been 'heavily clustered' in areas with cheap housing, such as Bradford 'Then I realised it was homeless people all around. They were walking around with sleeping bags and begging for change.'
'My dad came to this country when he was 8 but has always worked. We have to get DBS checked when we apply for certain jobs. Rows of terraced housing in Bradford, West Yorkshire, where locals have complained about the quality of accommodation