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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The vital task of keeping the Yorkshire Coast’s historic harbours operational has received a significant boost following the relaxation of dredging restrictions.
Scarborough's MP is focusing on filling the town's high street.
Boro travel to Oxford City on Saturday hoping to regain their spot in the National North play-off places.
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