Petitions/Remove priority need requirements from homelessness legislation.
StatusClosed
Opened25 Nov 2024
Closes25 May 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change legislation regarding provision of accommodation for rough sleepers. Treat rough sleeping as a priority need in itself. We think not being able to go to the toilet or attend to basic personal hygiene is a priority need.

We want local authorities to secure that accommodation is available for all eligible applicants beyond the relief stage, regardless of priority need. Because we believe every human being has the right to have a home and have use of a bathroom, regardless if someone is intentionally homeless. Real solutions need to be implemented. Policy needs to be set by front line workers and peer groups. We think that as a nation we have a duty to help entrenched rough sleepers to recover.

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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
1Mrs Kemi Badenoch MP
North West Essex
16
Marie Goldman
2Marie Goldman MP
Chelmsford
15
Mr Richard Holden
3Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
9
Sir James Cleverly
4Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
7
Priti Patel
5Priti Patel MP
Witham
5
Neil Coyle
6Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
3
Sir Christopher Chope
7Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
3
Sir John Whittingdale
8Sir John Whittingdale MP
Maldon
3
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
9Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP
Mitcham and Morden
3
Florence Eshalomi
10Florence Eshalomi MP
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
3
Remove priority need requirements from homelessness legislation. — Petitions