This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Student accommodation providers must issue partial refunds in lockdown
Students that are prevented, by law, from returning to university, should not be forced to pay for food and accommodation that they are legally not allowed to use. Partial refunds should be offered for all periods of government enforced closures.
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University students are being mandated, by law, to stay at home and not return to university during the current lockdown, and were forced to return home 3 weeks early in December. Yet student accommodation providers are demanding that full accommodation costs - including for food in fully catered halls of residence - be paid for throughout lockdowns and other closures. This is morally unacceptable, especially as parents also have to pay for food whilst the student is forced to remain at home.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Suspending payments for rent or ending a tenancy early is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553285
Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560735
Implement support for university students during Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554299
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.