Petition Ban letting agents from refusing DSS payments from the homeless.

There is currently an epidemic of homelessness in the UK. Letting agents and buy-to-let landlords persistently refuse housing to individuals who would pay rent via DSS.

Such actions indirectly discriminate against the protected characteristics of homeless persons, outlined in The Equality Act.

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Homeless Stats

Sex (Crisis, 2014)

84% of homeless are male

Sexual Orientation (ATK, 2014)

24% of homeless from the LGBT community.

Disability (Homeless Link, 2014)

73% of homeless have physical health issue (41% are long term)
80% of homeless have mental health issue (45% officially diagnosed)

Ethnicity (The Guardian, 2013)

37% of homeless households are from black and ethnic minorities.

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Date closed 1 March 2016
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