Submitted on Wednesday 13th August 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 26th August 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Bring Back Goverment-Built Social Housing
The UK is facing a housing crisis. Millions of us are priced out of affordable homes. The current system is not working.
Call on the UK Government to directly build social housing, as it did successfully in the 60s
In the 1960s, the government built over 425,000 in a single year. Today, that ambition has shrunk to 5,732.
This isn't just a social issue, it's an economic one. High housing costs suppresses consumer spending and drive up public spending.
We call on the government to:
• Empower local councils with funding and authority to build homes directly.
Let's stop outsourcing responsibly. Let's start building again, at scale, with purpose and with the public sector leading the way!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727874
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