Michael Sukkar, the Shadow Minister for Housing’s claim is overblown.
In the 15 months for which official data was available at the time of the claim, the number of migrant arrivals minus departures was roughly three times the number of homes built.
However, experts consulted by Fact Check said it made little sense to compare the net arrivals figure — which includes families and children — with building completions, as not every migrant or new addition to the population requires a separate home.
More than 90 per cent of net arrivals were people on temporary visas, and roughly half of the total were temporary students.