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 (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
07 February 2024: The Committee agreed to write to COSLA and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 07 February 2024
13 November 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 13 November 2024
04 June 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Housing.
Official Report of Meeting 04 June 2025
PE1946/A: Scottish Government submission of 29 July 2022 (63KB, pdf) posted 02 August 2022
PE1946/B: Petitioner submission of 3 August 2022 (57KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022
PE1946/C: Scottish Government submission of 24 November 2022 (66KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1946/D:Shelter Scotland submission of 28 November 2022 (93KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1946/E: Petitioner submission of 1 December 2022 (55KB, pdf) posted 16 December 2022
PE1946/F: Petitioner submission of 24 March 2023 (28KB, pdf) posted 30 March 2023
PE1946/G:Scottish Government submission of 19 September 2023 (103KB, pdf) posted 20 September 2023
PE1946/H: Petitioner submission of 14 January 2024 (34KB, pdf) posted 07 February 2024
PE1946/I: Scottish Government submission of 12 March 2024 (72KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2024
PE1946/J: COSLA submission, 15 April 2024 (83KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2024
PE1946/K: Petitioner written submission, 28 October 2024 (9KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
PE1946/L: Scottish Government written submission, 12 December 2024 (52KB, pdf) posted 08 January 2025
PE1946/M: Petitioner written submission, 11 January 2025 (52KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2025
PE1946/N: Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers written submission, 8 April 2025 (109KB, pdf) posted 25 April 2025