Petition · past parliament

Cancel the last instalment payment university students living in accommodation

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, many students up and down the country have moved back home. This is the result of universities suspending face to face teaching and moving it online. Students still have to pay hundreds for the last months for a place they will not live in. Cancel the last months.
It varies at what university and what accommodation but some students pay upwards of hundreds and thousands of pounds each month for their rent. As many students are home and have cleared out, there is no need for the payment of this rent.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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