Petition Open up empty property to the homeless and refugees.

In many cities in the UK property stands empty, producing no council tax and blighting communities.

This situation is morally and ethically indefensible when British citizens remain homeless and refugees need shelter.

It's time that empty property is made to work for the good of society.

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Households applying to their local authority for homelessness assistance 3014/15:
England: 112,330 - a 26 per cent rise since 2009/10
Wales: 14,160
Scotland: 35,000
[source:http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/homeless-def-numbers.html]
Vacant homes in England:
610,000 empty homes with over 200,000 long-term vacant dwellings (that is homes unoccupied for over six months). [source:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants

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49 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 49 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 9 March 2016
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