Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Fund mandatory air conditioning in every council property
Open for signatures
15 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to make air conditioning mandatory for all council homes with full funding. Rising temperatures can pose severe health risks, and upper floors overheat most. Safe cooling should be a basic standard for every social housing tenant.
Summers are getting hotter. Council homes especially top floor flats can get dangerously warm. This puts older people, disabled people, children and vulnerable residents at risk.
We are concerned that overheating is a housing hazard but no rules or funding exist for cooling. We ask the Government to:
- Make cooling or air conditioning required for all council homes
- Start with top floor flats
- Pay all costs so tenants pay nothing
We believe cooling is now an essential need, not a luxury!
We are concerned that overheating is a housing hazard but no rules or funding exist for cooling. We ask the Government to:
- Make cooling or air conditioning required for all council homes
- Start with top floor flats
- Pay all costs so tenants pay nothing
We believe cooling is now an essential need, not a luxury!
Timeline
| 7 Aug 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened
7 Aug 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 8 Aug 2026.