Petition · past parliament

Reimburse student accommodation rent as COVID-19 force universities to close

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Action against unfair rental charges for university accommodation when they are forced to close, by the Government, due to the pandemic. The Government should wave off or reimburse the rent.
It does not make sense for students to stay in university accommodation when there are no face-to-face lectures taking place.
This means that students will be paying for a vacant room for the next few months.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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