{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736188.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":736188,"attributes":{"action":"Suspend all benefits for illegal migrants including hotels & housing","background":"Conduct a full review of benefits, housing, and support currently accessible to illegal migrants;\r\n\r\nImmediately suspend access to benefits and housing support for individuals with no legal right to remain in the UK;\r\n\r\nStrengthen enforcement to ensure taxpayer money is not misallocated.","additional_details":"Illegal migration places an increasing burden on already stretched public services—including housing, healthcare, and social support—and is contributing to growing public frustration, especially among taxpayers who are facing rising living costs, cuts to services, and extended waiting times for essential provisions such as NHS care and council housing. The government is currently spending around £8million per day housing these individuals in hotels.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2025-08-04T23:40:26.520Z","updated_at":"2025-08-13T10:47:40.946Z","rejected_at":"2025-08-13T10:47:39.560Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-08-05T08:58:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"The requests made by this petition are already covered by several open petitions, including: \r\n\r\nStop benefits and free healthcare for immigrants who have not worked in the UK \r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716399\r\n\r\nShut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/718406\r\n\r\nDo not house illegal migrants in private rentals, deport them immediately\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/726409"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}