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Petition · past parliament

To get all councils to open empty buildings for the homeless to use

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There are a lot of council buildings standing empty just wasting good space that could be used to provide a safe and warm place for all the thousands of homeless people. Homeless people are dying on our streets when all these buildings are standing empty. This should not be happening.
In the long run this will reduce costs for the taxpayer. However we should do this on humanitarian grounds alone.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because if the building is owned by the council this would be the responsibility of the council and not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Rehouse the homeless into permanent housing

Timeline

2 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Feb 2019

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