▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁P ew ▁Research ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁ 7 6 % ▁of ▁Slov aks ▁held ▁unf avor able ▁views ▁of ▁Roma . ▁ ▁Roman i ▁people ▁receive ▁new ▁housing ▁from ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁regional ▁administr ations ▁for ▁free ▁every ▁year , ▁however ▁people ▁comp lain ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁end ▁up ▁being ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Roman i ▁people ▁themselves . ▁After ▁the ▁destruction , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁it ▁has ▁happened ▁that ▁the ▁residents ▁receive ▁new ▁housing , ▁without ▁being ▁cr imin ally ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁destroy ing ▁state ▁property . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁organisation ▁and ▁char ity ▁Stone wall , ▁anti - R om any ism ▁is ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁with ▁a ▁distinction ▁made ▁between ▁Roman i ▁people ▁and ▁Irish ▁Tra v ellers ▁( both ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁commonly ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁ex onym ▁" gy ps ies " ▁in ▁the ▁UK ), ▁and ▁the ▁so - called ▁" tra v ellers ▁[ and ] ▁modern ▁Gy ps ies ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁media ▁reported ▁that ▁Gy ps ies ▁experience ▁a ▁higher ▁degree ▁of ▁rac ism ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁including ▁as yl um - se ek ers . ▁A ▁Mor i ▁poll ▁indicated ▁that ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁UK ▁residents ▁admitted ▁open ly ▁to ▁being ▁pre jud iced ▁against ▁Gy ps ies . ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁ret ros pective ▁planning ▁permissions ▁are ▁granted ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁cases