Size of Housing
The size of accommodation we offer you will depend on the size and needs of your household. The table below sets out the size of house we will assess you as needing according to the number of people in your household. You will not be offered housing that would result in your being overcrowded. You will be able to apply for any size of house, but when we are allocating houses, we will always give priority to the applicant whose household best matches the property size.
Minimum Household Sizes for Housing
| Property | Bedspace | Household Size |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Single | 1 Person |
| 1 Bedroom 1 Person |
Single | 1 Person |
| 1 Bedroom 2 Person |
Double | 1 Person or couple |
| 2 Bedrooms 3 Person |
1 Double and 1 Single | Single parent/couple with one child/pregnant woman |
| 2 Bedrooms 4 Person |
2 Double | Single parent/couple with 1 child or 2 children (of the same sex under 16 years of age)/pregnant woman |
| 3 Bedrooms 4 Person |
1 Double and 2 Single | Single parent/couple with 2 children |
| 3 Bedrooms 5 Person |
2 Double and 1 single | Single parent/couple with 3 children Couple with 2 children if different sex and one or both children are over the age of 10) or same sex over the age of 16 |
| 3 Bedrooms 6 Person |
3 Double | Single parent/couple with 2, 3 or 4 children, provided that no more than 2 children of the same sex (if over 10 years of age) have to share a bedroom |
| 4 Bedrooms 6 Person |
2 Double and 2 Single | Single parent/couple with 4 children |
| 4 Bedrooms 8 Person |
4 Double | Single parent/couple with 4 to 6 children, provided not more than 2 children of the same sex (if over 10 years of age) have to share a bedroom |
| 5 Bedrooms | 5 Double | Single parent/couple with 6 to 8 children provided that not more than 2 children of the same sex (if over 10 years of age have to share a bedroom) |