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How can I tell if my Household is Over or Under Occupying a Property ?
Firstly, you need to determine the makeup of your household:
Each Adult (over 18 Years): 1 Unit/Person
Each Child (over 10 Years): 1 Unit/Person
Each Child (between 1 & 10 Years): 0.5 Units/Person
Each Child (below 1 Year): 0 Units/Person
Current legislation uses two legal standards to determine occupancy/overcrowding -
1) The Room Standard
This standard determines occupancy by the number of available bedrooms within the property:
1 Bedroom Property: Maximum 2 Units.
2 Bedroom Property: Maximum 3 Units.
3 Bedroom Property: Maximum 5 Units.
4 Bedroom Property: Maximum 7.5 Units.
* Property in excess of 5 Bedrooms - Legislation permits that each additional Bedroom may accomodate an additional 2 Units.
2) The Space Standard
This standard determines occupancy by the size (floor Space) of available rooms within the property, which are considered useable for sleeping. In addition to Bedrooms, this standard takes into account Living Rooms and Dining Rooms where available.
Rooms measuring between 4.6 m2 and 6.5 m2: Maximum 0.5 Units.
Rooms measuring between 6.5 m2 and 8.3 m2: Maximum 1 Unit.
Rooms measuring between 8.3 m2 and 10.2 m2: Maximum 1.5 Units.
Rooms measuring 10.2 m2 or greater: Maximum 2 Units.
* No Children of the opposite sex and of 12 years or above should have to share a Bedroom
* In the case of overcrowding, you may choose to use whichever method determines the highest level of over occupancy