Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limbo UK politics live –latest updates Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limbo UK politics live –latest updates People who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens and those who arrive by small boats could wait up to 30 years for long-term residency under new plans outlined by the home secretary,