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Bill: Public/Private Housing Guarantee
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
Status[?]: passed
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: April 2475
Description[?]:
| In order to guarantee that all peoples requiring housing are able to gain property the Government will provide sponsored housing to low income families, the elderly (should they require such), and individuals who are unable to purchase properities by Private means. Those peoples living within these homes will be required to pay a limited contribution toward upkeep through rent, but costs will be maintained to such a position as to keep them below the cost of Private Rental Accommodation. Peoples will be allowed to continue to live in these houses until such time as they can either: a) Afford to purchase said property outright (this money will then be used to construct new Public Housing); b) Able to move to Private Rental Accommodation, without serious economic harm; c) Able to purchase Private Accommodation. Housing production will be split between three varieties: - 1/4 of housing will be single bedroom "starter" homes, - 1/2 of housing will be two bedroom small family homes, - 1/4 of housing will be three bedroom large family homes. Local Councils will be able to modify the above requirements to better provide for the requirements of their local constituents. All other housing is permitted to be owned and maintained by the individual so long as said housing does not break local or national planning directives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:13:48, October 22, 2007 CET | From | The Family First Party | To | Debating the Public/Private Housing Guarantee |
| Message | This legislation is a step in the right direction, but the Family First Party feels that it perhaps does not go far enough. We would like to see all housing privatized, and perhaps subsidized for people with low income for legitimate reasons. We do not see any nessicary reason for public housing at all, but this legislation is certainly an improvement and we support. |
| Date | 19:03:56, October 23, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Public/Private Housing Guarantee |
| Message | We understand the position of the FFP, and thank them for their support, however we would not support complete privatisation of the housing system as it would make it nigh on impossible for low income earners to afford housing and we will not subsidise private industry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 298 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 83 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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