Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal for housing to be offered to illegal immigrants.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the government to create a specific legal offense which would prohibit private landlords, housing associations, councils and all housing-stock managers from offering housing to illegal immigrants.
The UK has a reputation for offering free/cheap housing to illegal immigrants even if they break the law by using illegal means to enter the country.
Indeed it seems that councils in particular are happy to home illegal immigrants.
This serves as an enormous incentive for illegal immigrants to break-into the UK.
Therefore, parliament should make a specific punishable legal offense for property owners & property managers & councils to offer housing to illegal immigrants.
Indeed it seems that councils in particular are happy to home illegal immigrants.
This serves as an enormous incentive for illegal immigrants to break-into the UK.
Therefore, parliament should make a specific punishable legal offense for property owners & property managers & councils to offer housing to illegal immigrants.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
It is already illegal to rent property to someone who is not legally entitled to be in the UK
https://www.gov.uk/penalties-illegal-renting
People who have entered the country illegally are also not entitled to, and do not get, benefits from the UK’s welfare system.
https://www.gov.uk/penalties-illegal-renting
People who have entered the country illegally are also not entitled to, and do not get, benefits from the UK’s welfare system.
Timeline
| 21 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.