Petition · past parliament
Calls for reducing or cancelling accommodation fees due to COVID-19 pandemic
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
1.The government should call for changing or cancelling university accommodation contracts, especially for overseas students.
2.Accommodation agencies should have more flexible policies about contracts during the pandemic time.
3.Accommodation agencies should give more explanations about terms.
2.Accommodation agencies should have more flexible policies about contracts during the pandemic time.
3.Accommodation agencies should give more explanations about terms.
The COVID-19 pandemic has speeded up spreading since this spring, causing severe travel restrictions among different countries. Enormous number of students have to postpone or even cancel the travel to the country considering the strict restrictions. Accommodation agencies (on or off university campus) have little or even no corresponding policies. Lots of students still have contracts with them, need to pay for the fees without entering the accommodation.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.