Foreign-born heads of households in London cost Britain around £3.6 billion a year in discounted rent, Telegraph analysis suggests.
Nearly half of all social housing in the capital, 48 per cent, is occupied by foreign-born heads of household, data from the 2021 census shows. This is well over the national average of 19 per cent.
These households benefit from cheap rents which, when compared to private rent in London, average out at a discount of around £11,600 per year per household.
