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- Information guide on applying for a council or housing association home in Kingston
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What size of home will I be considered for?
What size of home will I be considered for?
The number of bedrooms you are registered for is based on the number of people in your household. For housing purposes this is people who live with you on a permanent basis, or could reasonably be expected to live with you on a permanent basis.
Apart from a new baby, anyone who joins your household will not normally be counted as permanent until they have been living with you for 12 months. Also, children who stay with you at weekends and school holidays, or less than half of each week on average, will not normally be counted.
The following guidelines on bedroom sharing are applied:
- Any two adults living together as a couple are expected to share a bedroom.
- Any two children under the age of 10 are expected to share a bedroom.
- A son aged over 10 is expected to share a bedroom with another son, even if they are both adults, provided the age gap between them is less than seven years. The same rule applies for daughters.
- For families with more than two children, the sleeping arrangement that uses the minimum number of bedrooms will be used.
- For extended families and other household compositions we reserve the right to decide bedroom requirements.
An additional bedroom may be agreed in exceptional circumstances, if it is considered medically unreasonable for two household members to share a bedroom, but they would be expected to share under normal circumstances.
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Taking these guidelines into account, available homes will usually be offered as follows:
- Studio flat/small 1 bedroom flat
Single person.
- 1 bedroom flat/house/bungalow
Single person, a couple or a family with a baby under 12 months. Couples may be given preference over single people.
- 2 bedroom flat/maisonette/house
Family with 1 child or 2 children under 10.
- 3 bedroom flat/maisonette/house
Family with 2 older children of the opposite sex, 3 children or 4 small children.
- 4 bedroom flat/maisonette/house
Family with 4 or more children.
- 5 bedroom or larger house
Family with 6 or more children.
- Older persons/sheltered housing
People aged over 60 (over 55 if no-one aged over 60 bids)
Family homes above the fourth floor are considered suitable for households where all members are aged 10 or over. They may be offered to families with children below the age of 10, if they bid, but if they refuse the offer, it will not be counted against them. If they accept, they may not apply for a transfer within 12 months of their new tenancy starting.