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Ban councils from discharging housing duty if person refuses long distance offer

Submitted by David Comeau on Friday 24th October 2025

Published on Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Current Signatures: 939
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Children ~ Council ~ Distance ~ Duty ~ Education ~ Forced ~ Homeless ~ Housing ~ Jobs ~ local ~ Miles ~ Offered ~ Personality ~ Pressure ~ Quit ~ Temporary

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 939 signatures in total, with signatories from 249 constituencies. That makes it the 310th most popular open petition, and the 8,119th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 36% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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