The maximum number of bedrooms which applicants are eligible to bid for is determined by the size of their household; but as there is a shortage of large homes, applicants may be advised to bid for smaller accommodation than they would prefer. Where a property has two living rooms and one can reasonably be used as a bedroom, it will be labelled on that basis. The bedroom size that members can bid for or is allocated is set out below |
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Lone person | Studio flat or one bedroom |
Couple without children | One bedroom |
Pregnant woman under 25 weeks (with or without partner) | One bedroom |
Pregnant woman over 25 weeks (with or without partner) | One or two bedrooms |
Parent(s) with two children of the same gender aged between 10 and 20 | Two bedrooms |
Parent(s) with two children regardless of gender aged between 0 and 9 | Two bedrooms |
Parent(s) with two children of the same gender aged between 0 and 9 | Two bedrooms |
Parent(s) with two children of the same sex up to the age of 21 | Two bedrooms |
Parent(s) with two children of opposite sex (one over the age of 10) | Three bedrooms |
Parent(s) with three children | Two or three bedrooms (depending on age and gender of children) |
Parent(s) with three or four children | Three or four bedrooms (depending on age and gender of children) |
Parent(s) with five or more children | Four bedrooms + |