Jobless refugees have no right to live in luxury

ONE might have hoped that Camden Council in North London had seen sense when it moved a Somalian family out of a £ 2million taxpayer- funded house. But instead they were given a £ 1.3million home nearby with the council agreeing to heavily subsidise their rent so as not to fall foul of the benefits cap.

At a time when hard- working Britons are struggling to put a roof over their heads it is shameful that their taxes are paying for unemployed refugees to live in such an expensive home.

This family came here seeking sanctuary and they were given it. That does not give them the right to live in the sort of home that many people can only dream of. Nor can they be allowed to sit idle on benefits.

The benefits cap, one of the Tories’ best policies, was implemented to discourage people from choosing to live on handouts. Yet Labour- run Camden Council is undermining it by offering reduced rents on their properties so people on housing benefit can live like millionaires.

The Conservatives were returned with a majority in May in no small part because voters want a welfare system that delivers fairness for the people who fund it. Labour politicians sitting on a local council should spend their time making sure the bins get collected, not plotting ways to funnel taxpayers’ cash into the pockets of jobless foreigners.