Whilst living in Scotland and this is no word of a lie....I was on the housing list for 6 years without successfully getting a 1 bedroom council flat.I was born there,brought up there and paid my taxes there.Imagine my surprise when 5 polish workers who came to the company I worked for each got a council flat within 1 year of arriving and then proceeded to bring their families over and therefore also get bigger flats.It beats me.....