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Bill: Bill to Increase Housing Choice For Low-Income Individuals
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Ikradon
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2358
Description[?]:
| Rather than supply public housing projects to those of low income, which denies them choice in the matter, it is the view of the LPI that a superior means of assisting them is to subsidise their purchase or rent of housing while permitting them to choose their own housing. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:09:58, February 09, 2007 CET | From |  Socialist Workers Union | To | Debating the Bill to Increase Housing Choice For Low-Income Individuals |
| Message | Er, as it stands the state provides housing either through council properities or through housing associations, where possible, however private housing is also used where these are not possible. Having just private housing means that landlords effectively hold the state to ransom and doesn't give total choice to the poor. We would urge parties to vote no. |
| Date | 02:39:26, February 11, 2007 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Bill to Increase Housing Choice For Low-Income Individuals |
| Message | One important social aspect of the public housing system is that the poor get to own their homes, which is actually quite significant psychologically, and gives some stability and permanance. And it also means that no matter what happens, all families know they will have a roof over their heads. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 185 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 414 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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