can 2 people (same sex) live in a 1 bedroom flat?

mat884

I've been trying to understand the policy for social housing. it seems that two people that are not a couple, a single parent and daughter of 17, cannot live in a 1 bedroom flat. two single beds can easily fit in the room, and the flat in general is quite large.

Is it just a guideline that only a couple can live in a 1 bedroom flat or will an application for a mother and daughter of 17 years for a 1 bedroom flat be straight out denied? It just seems strange when i've seen cases of 5 people living a 1 bedroom flat..

Any insight would be helpful, thank you in advance.

elvis86

mat884 wrote: »

I've been trying to understand the policy for social housing. it seems that two people that are not a couple, a single parent and daughter of 17, cannot live in a 1 bedroom flat. two single beds can easily fit in the room, and the flat in general is quite large.

Is it just a guideline that only a couple can live in a 1 bedroom flat or will an application for a mother and daughter of 17 years for a 1 bedroom flat be straight out denied? It just seems strange when i've seen cases of 5 people living a 1 bedroom flat..

Any insight would be helpful, thank you in advance.

I imagine that they're "entitled" to a 3 bedroomed house? A bedroom each and a dressing room? 4 bedrooms if one of them can get pregnant quick-sharp?

mat884

elvis86 wrote: »

I imagine that they're "entitled" to a 3 bedroomed house? A bedroom each and a dressing room? 4 bedrooms if one of them can get pregnant quick-sharp?

dont think i quite get your reply. im trying to understand if 2 people of the same sex are allowed to live in a 1 bedroom flat. it is regarding a mutual exchange so trying to understand if the mutual exchange will be denied or not. if it is denied, with what reason? can 2 people living in a 1 bedroom flat be classed as overcrowding?

googler

Of course they can.

Just ask Morecambe and Wise.

Darlyd

It would be classed as over crowding as she is your Daughter. She is entitled to her own bedroom. Why an earth would you want to live in a 1 bedroom flat and share a bedroom?

Mind you my SIL rents a private 1 bedroom flat, the bedroom is upstairs and her DD slept in there, and SIL slept on the sofa. That is only because the LL was the only one to accept DSS and SIL is an alcoholic and needed every penny for her fix. Her DD moved out now. She felt to cramped, didn't feel comfortable walking downstairs with her mum naked on the sofa...

mat884

darlyd wrote: »

It would be classed as over crowding as she is your Daughter. She is entitled to her own bedroom. Why an earth would you want to live in a 1 bedroom flat and share a bedroom?

the daughter will be going to university so wont be living with her mother, just the summer when the campus will be closed. its just a case of legal reisdency really. can the daughter change her legal residence to the university campus? becuase that would solve the problem.

Svenena

mat884 wrote: »

can the daughter change her legal residence to the university campus?

Yes, of course she can! I had no other address when I was at University. (Although I'm not sure what you mean by "legal residence"?? But her halls can be her only address, and she can be registered to vote, etc, there)

mat884

Svenena wrote: »

Yes, of course she can! I had no other address when I was at University.

perfect. thank you

Dontknowanymore

In the case of mutal exchange, I doubt very much the council would accept it if the daughter lives there as it would immediately be classed as overcrowding and they would have a duty to rehouse, surely?

What do you mean by legal residence? if she is not living there for best part of the year, then surely at time of exchange the mother just doesn't include her on the forms when she goes back to uni?

mat884

Svenena wrote: »

(Although I'm not sure what you mean by "legal residence"??)

she would be resident in a different borough so taxation and health services would change, although i suppose full time university students are tax exempt.

mat884

Dontknowanymore wrote: »

In the case of mutal exchange, I doubt very much the council would accept it if the daughter lives there as it would immediately be classed as overcrowding and they would have a duty to rehouse, surely?

What do you mean by legal residence? if she is not living there for best part of the year, then surely at time of exchange the mother just doesn't include her on the forms when she goes back to uni?

would the mother have to wait for her daughter to change her residence to the university halls or is not including her daughter on the exchange forms sufficient (even though she hasnt changed her residence to the university halls yet)?

it would be just so more convenient if the daughter can have as residency her mother's new flat. but since the council is so strict with these polices, i fear that telling them that the daughter will only be there for 2 months a year won't be enough for the exchange to go through. thats why the change of residency seems the only viable solution (not chaning the daughter's residency to the university halls and not including her on the forms would create a legal loophole. not being on any electoral roll she would result "homeless")