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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition All mortgages paid by Housing benefits for more than six months should be re-paid when owner sells the property or dies.
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Many people have had mortgages paid by Government for years and end up with a house paid for by people struggling a lifetime to pay their own.
The Government should take back, with interest the amount received by houseowner on their death or re-sale of property .
The payments should be treated as a loan.
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