This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Provide emergency accommodation to everyone experiencing homelessness
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The government should reinstate measures introduced under 'Everyone In' and provide everyone experiencing homelessness with emergency accommodation.
They should abolish the requirement to prove priority need for emergency housing and conduct an urgent review into their rough sleeping strategy.
In 2020, the government's 'Everyone In' scheme practically ended rough sleeping overnight. Now numbers are rising again. Government figures show a 26% increase to 3,069 people sleeping rough. The largest increase was in London.
People experiencing homelessness have to prove they are in 'priority need' to be eligible for emergency housing. But everyone should be.
The government committed to ending rough sleeping by 2024, and they must deliver now. No more deaths on our streets this winter.
Why was this petition rejected?
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'Create a Legal Duty of Care to End Homelessness'
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635647We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.