Housing allocations policy and scheme

Appendix D: size and type of properties eligibility criteria

1. It is expected that for working age applicants the size of property for which they are entitled is in line with the DWP bedroom standard.
2. If a person named on an application as being part of the household is aged 16 or over they are classed as a person who is not a child and, therefore, as needing their own single bedroom.
3. Households will not usually be able to choose the floor level on which they want to live (depending on property type) unless there is an assessed need for a particular floor level. For example, if priority for level access accommodation is recommended on medical grounds. ( this could be accessed from a ground floor or lift in block).
4. The criteria listed below will usually be used when deciding what property is suitable for a household.

5. Criteria for the size and type of properties eligibility criteria

   Household	Properties usually considered suitable
   Single person of working age (includes anyone who is under the State Pension Credit age at the time)	Room in shared house, bedsit or 1 bedroom flat or bungalow
   Single person over working age	Bedsit, 1 bedroom flat or bungalow
   Couple both of working age	1 bedroom flat
   Couple with one or both over working age	1 or 2 bedroom flat or bungalow
   Pregnant woman with no other children	1 or 2 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with one child	2 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with two children aged under 10	2 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with two children aged under 16 of the same sex	2 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with two children of different sex, where one or both children are aged 10 or over	3 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with three children	3 bedroom flat, maisonette or house
   Family with four children	3 or 4 bedroom flat, maisonette or house (depending on age and sex of children)
   Family with five or more children	4 or 5 bedroom flat, maisonette or house (depending on age and sex of children)
   Household needing 2 bedrooms where all are adults	2 bedroom flat or maisonette