Submitted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
People under occupying social rented properties should be put into gold band
When the ‘bedroom tax’ came into effect, people under occupying socially rented properties were put into a priority band when bidding for new properties if needing to downsize , this incentive freed up a lot of larger properties and got housing stock rotating , this incentive needs to be reinstated.
Since this priority banding has stopped , housing rotation has stopped and waiting lists at a stand still , exchanges are more difficult. Over occupiers are now in the lowest priority band on bidding , while also being stung for having too many bedrooms financially. When you have invested thousands and years into your socially rented home, but appreciate there is a housing crisis and another family in desperate need of your home , where is the help and incentive , moving/exchanging is not cheap
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Deciding whether to give people who want to downsize priority in housing is the responsibility of your local council.
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