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Bedroom standards policy

Please note that some properties are designated for occupation by certain groups of people. e.g bungalows or ground floor flats, preference is given to households with mobility or disability needs. For a full explanation please read the full allocations policy

Studio Flat / Bedsit

• Single Person

One bedroom flat / two person flatlet / 1 bedroom bungalow

• Couple without children
• Single person (subject to demand)

Two bedroom ground / 1st floor flat / maisonette, house or bungalow

• Couple with medical need for 2 bed (flats or bungalows only)
• Applicant with 2 children of same sex (under 10 yrs)
• Applicant with 2 older children of same sex (if requested)
• Applicant with 1 child
• 2 Adults of same sex who need ground or first floor accommodation (flats, bungalows only)
• Applicants expecting their first child (subject to demand)
• Single person (flats only subject to demand)
• Couple without medical need for 2 bed accommodation (flats, bungalows only - subject to demand)

Three bedroom ground / first floor flat / maisonette, house or bungalow

• Applicant with 3 children
• Applicant with 2 children of opposite sex
• Applicant with 2 children of same sex (preference to families where age difference is 5 years or more or one child is over 10 years)

Three bedroom 2nd floor flat / maisonette

• Applicant with 1-3 children all over 7 years
• Applicant with up to 3 younger children (if requested)
• Couples and single people (subject to demand)
• 2/3 single applicants wishing to share

Three bedroom parlour/parlour type house

• Applicant with a need for a ground floor bedroom, or an applicant with 4 or more children

Four bedroom house

• Applicant with 4 or more children

Larger dwellings

Larger properties are in very short supply. The same method of grouping adopted will be used. We will aim to allocate on the basis that children of the same sex will be required to share a room, and a seperate bedroom will be allocated (where possible) where a child is over 10 years of age or there is a five years gap.

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  Allocations Policy
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