PAUL S Cordock is right – there is discrimination against builders being forced to provide social housing. (The Press, May 10).

Builders should be able to build houses free of any social housing; it’s what buyers of these homes actually want.

If Government and councils want social housing and it is desperately needed, they should get builders to build it for them separately from private housing.

In fact, building social housing would show people that the Government is prepared to invest in this country and its people.

A large investment in social housing could actually kick-start the economy.

Of course, if you are going to build social housing you might have to put restrictions on who gets it.

At present you have more chance of getting a social house if you live at present in Europe, Africa or the Far East and are planning to come here.

Being born and brought up in this country and paying taxes here counts for nothing.

Chris Mangham, Lindsey Avenue, Acomb, York.