Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to use general taxation to pay for all charges for homeless temporary accommodation, including writing off the £33.3 million debt owed by homeless people for temporary accommodation to local authorities.
Petitioner: Sean Anthony Clerkin
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 11 July 2022
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SPICe Briefing (145.4KB, pdf) (145KB, pdf) posted 06 October 2022
26 October 2022:The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and Shelter Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
03 May 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 03 May 2023
PE1946/A: Scottish Government submission of 29 July 2022 (63.1KB, pdf) (63KB, pdf) posted 02 August 2022
PE1946/B: Petitioner submission of 3 August 2022 (56.8KB, pdf) (57KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022
PE1946/C: Scottish Government submission of 24 November 2022 (66.4KB, pdf) (66KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1946/D:Shelter Scotland submission of 28 November 2022 (93.1KB, pdf) (93KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1946/E: Petitioner submission of 1 December 2022 (55KB, pdf) (55KB, pdf) posted 16 December 2022
PE1946/F: Petitioner submission of 24 March 2023 (28KB, pdf) (28KB, pdf) posted 30 March 2023