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Legislate for a Guarantor system (like Germany & Canada) to handle refugees.

Closed 827 signatures

What the petition asks

Imagine a refugee solution which:
- reduces welfare claims
- reduces taxpayer expense
- reduces the burden on the state
- promotes better integration of refugees into society
- reduces ghettoisation & attendant social problems
- brings security benefits.

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While the government doesn't wish to accommodate refugees at tax-payer expense, private citizens should be free to provide accommodation at their own cost. We envisage something similar to a guarantor system whereby individuals/households could voluntarily house a refugee/family & help them find a job etc. A minimum ratio of guarantors to refugees would provide a level of confidence that the refugee concerned wouldn't end up as a burden on the state.
Other countries have done this successfully.

Timeline

20 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
20 Feb 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 827
Status Closed
Opened 20 Aug 2015
Closed 20 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.