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Open up empty property to the homeless and refugees.

Submitted on Saturday 5th September 2015

Published on Wednesday 9th September 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 9th March 2016

Signatures: 49

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British ~ British citizens ~ Citizens ~ Council ~ council tax ~ England ~ remain ~ Scotland ~ Tax ~ UK ~ Wales

Petition Action

Open up empty property to the homeless and refugees.

Petition Details

In many cities in the UK property stands empty, producing no council tax and blighting communities.

This situation is morally and ethically indefensible when British citizens remain homeless and refugees need shelter.

It's time that empty property is made to work for the good of society.

Additional Information

Households applying to their local authority for homelessness assistance 3014/15:
England: 112,330 - a 26 per cent rise since 2009/10
Wales: 14,160
Scotland: 35,000
[source:http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/homeless-def-numbers.html]
Vacant homes in England:
610,000 empty homes with over 200,000 long-term vacant dwellings (that is homes unoccupied for over six months). [source:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants


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