Wookey
Muppet is not a slur
I'm currently working on a Shelter campaign, and wondered if you lot would like to assist?
Leading property portal Rightmove is continuing to allow DSS discrimination on its site despite a wave of changes sweeping the lettings industry. Barring people from renting a home simply because they get a housing benefit top-up is prejudice plain and simple, and likely to be unlawful in many cases too. Rightmove is helping fuel misery for hundreds of thousands all over the country and adding to the number of people who cannot find a home.
A host of household names including Zoopla, Co-op, NatWest and Nationwide have removed this discrimination from their policies and platforms, yet a couple of clicks on Rightmove’s website reveal pages of “No DSS’ adverts. The government has now joined Shelter's call for change, which is why we want Rightmove to take urgent action in response to mounting political and public pressure. The role of property portals in ending this discrimination cannot be underestimated.
You can send them a pre-crafted Tweet here:
Tweet them
Or send them a message on one of their Facebook posts, here's a message you can copy and paste, feel free to personalise it:
When will you ban adverts on your website that discriminate against people receiving housing benefit?
Facebook
We need to make sure that Rightmove feels the pressure on this and you can play a part in that.
If like Zoopla, they finally decide to outright ban ‘no DSS’ ads on their site, this will send massive shockwaves across the industry - bringing a swifter end to discrimination faced by so many across the country.
The fact that the majority of people in the UK who are on benefit top-ups are women make this (we have argued successfully in court) a gender discrimination issue.
So I would really appreciate it if you could support the campaign with a quick Tweet, or (knowing Urban) something perhaps even more... imaginative?
Thankyou
x
Leading property portal Rightmove is continuing to allow DSS discrimination on its site despite a wave of changes sweeping the lettings industry. Barring people from renting a home simply because they get a housing benefit top-up is prejudice plain and simple, and likely to be unlawful in many cases too. Rightmove is helping fuel misery for hundreds of thousands all over the country and adding to the number of people who cannot find a home.
A host of household names including Zoopla, Co-op, NatWest and Nationwide have removed this discrimination from their policies and platforms, yet a couple of clicks on Rightmove’s website reveal pages of “No DSS’ adverts. The government has now joined Shelter's call for change, which is why we want Rightmove to take urgent action in response to mounting political and public pressure. The role of property portals in ending this discrimination cannot be underestimated.
You can send them a pre-crafted Tweet here:
Tweet them
Or send them a message on one of their Facebook posts, here's a message you can copy and paste, feel free to personalise it:
When will you ban adverts on your website that discriminate against people receiving housing benefit?
We need to make sure that Rightmove feels the pressure on this and you can play a part in that.
If like Zoopla, they finally decide to outright ban ‘no DSS’ ads on their site, this will send massive shockwaves across the industry - bringing a swifter end to discrimination faced by so many across the country.
The fact that the majority of people in the UK who are on benefit top-ups are women make this (we have argued successfully in court) a gender discrimination issue.
So I would really appreciate it if you could support the campaign with a quick Tweet, or (knowing Urban) something perhaps even more... imaginative?
Thankyou
x
