Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...
Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ... Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...
Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation SchemeAnnex 1 - Sizes of HomesThis annex sets out the size of a property a household successfully applying for home canexpect. The Council will not offer a home that is larger or smaller than the identified need. Indetail:• The number of bedrooms you need depends upon the size of your family• The chart shows the size of home that we consider you need• A single parent is counted as a couple and an unborn baby beyond the first trimester iscounted as a child• Single people without children will usually be offered a studio/bedsit• Two children of the opposite sex under ten will be expected to share a bedroom• Council or Private Registered Provider (PRP) tenants ‘trading down’ from properties withthree or more bedrooms may choose a property with one bedroom more than they need• Some PRPs may have policies that vary from the bedroom requirements set out below• In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a disabled child who requires their ownbedroom will be considered on a case by case basis.Size Size of HouseholdSize of PropertyCategory1 Single Person Studio / Bedsit2 A couple without children 1 Bedroom3 Two adults of the same sex and generation* for example, flat sharers, or 2 Bedroomstwo siblings4 A couple expecting a child or with a child, including an adult son or 2 Bedroomsdaughter5 A couple with two children of the same sex 2 Bedrooms6 Two adults of opposite sex who do not live as a couple, for example, 2 Bedroomsbrother and sister7 A couple with two children of opposite sex and both under ten 2 Bedrooms8 A couple with two children of opposite sex one of whom is over ten 3 Bedrooms9 A couple with three children 3 Bedrooms10 A couple with four children (all of the same sex or two of each sex) 3 Bedrooms11 A couple with two children of the opposite sex under ten and one 3 Bedroomsdependent relative (for example, widowed mother)12 A couple with four children (three of one sex and one of the opposite 4 Bedroomssex)13 A couple with more than four children ** 4 Bedrooms14 A couple with three children and one dependent relative 4 Bedrooms* Less than 20 years apart but does not apply to parents/children32Page 415
Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation Scheme** Accommodation needs greater than 4 bedrooms will be considered by the HousingOptions Officer concerned and options considered and offered to the household. Theofficer concerned may suggest that the household size is reduced through adult childrenand/or non dependents household members being required to make their housingarrangements elsewhere. This may enable the officer concerned to make an offer (oroffers) that can help meet the household’s needs. Such a decision would need to beendorsed by a panel of senior housing managers33Page 416
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Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation SchemeAnnex 1 - Sizes of HomesThis annex sets out the size of a property a household successfully applying for home canexpect. The Council will not offer a home that is larger or smaller than the identified need. Indetail:• The number of bedrooms you need depends upon the size of your family• The chart shows the size of home that we consider you need• A single parent is counted as a couple and an unborn baby beyond the first trimester iscounted as a child• Single people without children will usually be offered a studio/bedsit• Two children of the opposite sex under ten will be expected to share a bedroom• Council or Private Registered Provider (PRP) tenants ‘trading down’ from properties withthree or more bedrooms may choose a property with one bedroom more than they need• Some PRPs may have policies that vary from the bedroom requirements set out below• In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a disabled child who requires their ownbedroom will be considered on a case by case basis.Size Size of HouseholdSize of PropertyCategory1 Single Person Studio / Bedsit2 A couple without children 1 Bedroom3 Two adults of the same sex and generation* for example, flat sharers, or 2 Bedroomstwo siblings4 A couple expecting a child or with a child, including an adult son or 2 Bedroomsdaughter5 A couple with two children of the same sex 2 Bedrooms6 Two adults of opposite sex who do not live as a couple, for example, 2 Bedroomsbrother and sister7 A couple with two children of opposite sex and both under ten 2 Bedrooms8 A couple with two children of opposite sex one of whom is over ten 3 Bedrooms9 A couple with three children 3 Bedrooms<strong>10</strong> A couple with four children (all of the same sex or two of each sex) 3 Bedrooms11 A couple with two children of the opposite sex under ten and one 3 Bedroomsdependent relative (for example, widowed mother)12 A couple with four children (three of one sex and one of the opposite 4 Bedroomssex)13 A couple with more than four children ** 4 Bedrooms14 A couple with three children and one dependent relative 4 Bedrooms* Less than 20 years apart but does not apply to parents/children32Page 4<strong>15</strong>
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