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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A storm is set to hit the area between Whitby and Bridlington between 5pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday.
A year-long exhibition has opened to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Scarborough's spring water, exploring the town's history as the first seaside resort and its deep maritime connections.
The Seadogs grabbed some late glory thanks to skipper Will Thornton's injury-time strike.
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