Local social housing to be given to local residents has priority

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Prioritize families within a community for social housing

Myself and my daughter are being evicted from our private rented home after almost 14 years with ties to the community for work and school in GCSE years unfortunately any local social housing is being given to others from outside the area and we are expected to move out of our home village? Please help us correct this situation and give local houses to local people

Why it was rejected

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

We're sorry to read about your situation.

We can't accept your petition because decisions about social housing are a matter for individual local governments, and not the Government or House of Commons.

You could raise this with a local councillor, who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

You could also contact your local MP. You can find out who your local MP is and how to contact them here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/contact-an-mp-or-lord/contact-your-mp/

You can read guidance from Shelter on how to get a housing association home here: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/council_housing_association/how_to_get_a_housing_association_home

Timeline

25 May 2022	Petition opened for signatures
30 May 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 May 2022

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