P-04-357 Allocating social housing in Wales
P-04-357 Allocating social housing in Wales
Petition wording:
We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the
Welsh Government to address the flawed system for allocating social housing in
Wales.
At present, a person who has never visited Wales can qualify
for social housing ahead of someone born and bred in Wales. This is due to the
points system giving preference to the homeless, those in unfit accommodation,
those recently released from institutions, etc.
At first glance, commendable; but when applied on a UK basis we see an endless stream of people with ‘problems’ from outside Wales denying Welsh people social housing and, too often, blighting Welsh communities.
To remedy this problem we call on the Welsh Government to introduce a period of five-years’ residency in Wales before anyone qualifies for social housing, exempting only political refugees and others escaping persecution.
Lead petitioner:
Royston Jones
Number of signatures:
115
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 07/04/2014