Submitted on Saturday 19th December 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 5th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Bring back "everyone in" policy for the tier 4 lockdown
The government should provide housing for homeless people for the Teir 4 level of covid restrictions like they did back in March and April so that more deaths can be prevented.
Homeless people don't have a home they can go to. They need protection just like everyone else. Walawalker (2020) cited a study in his article published by the guardian that shows that for the first lockdown when the government had introduced the "everyone in" policy, an estimated 266 people were saved from death. Since we are returning to the same restrictions, its only fair for the "everyone in" scheme to be brought back.
References:
Walawalker, A., 2020. Homelessness Charities Call For Second Everyone In Scheme In England. [online] the Guardian. Available at:
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government announced £15 million of funding for the Protect Programme to help areas that need additional support most to provide accommodation for rough sleepers during the restrictions and throughout winter. This will run alongside the ongoing ‘Everyone In’ campaign. You can find out more here:
www.gov.uk/government/news/jenrick-launches-protect-programme-the-next-step-in-winter-rough-sleeping-plan
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Fund increased support the homeless: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553237
Require housing for all homeless people after the coronavirus crisis: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311860
End Homelessness in Britain by adopting and funding the “Housing First” project: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331268
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