Around 94 percent of affordable homes in the Scarborough Borough are allocated to local people.
That's the reassurance from the borough's housing team who say that despite social housing being allocated on a North Yorkshire wide basis, the number of people being allocated homes in Scarborough from outside the borough is very small.
Andrew Rowe is the borough's housing manager:
He adds there are some special circumstances, but that the area actually exports more people than it imports:
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Emergency services are calling for extreme caution across the Yorkshire Coast after high winds caused widespread road disruption, fallen trees, and vehicle accidents.
Scarborough Open Air Theatre is poised for its most successful season to date, with 150,000 tickets already sold and an ambitious 28-show programme set to generate a significant £15m boost for the Yorkshire coast economy.
There is ‘more to do’ to improve water quality in a much-loved North Yorkshire resort, according to a Government minister.
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