Stop the housing benifit cap

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Thousands of single parent families are now In arrears and at risk of losing their homes. Families individual circumstances need to be assessed before any cap is applied.Once the shortfall of rent is paid there is not enough money left to meet basic needs.local councils have limited funds to help.

The government need to re think the benifit cap and how it is going to work. They also need to look at the long term damage it will cause. There needs to be extra funding for charities and local councils to support and house the families affected by the housing benifit cap.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Don't include housing benefit in the benifits cap

Timeline

21 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Mar 2017

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