Minimum bedroom size - social housing

babyblade41

If you aren't claiming benefits what does it matter... if you feel the rent needs adjusting just ask the HA to come out and have a look.

Problem solved

gettingready

Thanks Norman - I will of course talk to HA but wanted to do some research before doing so. Perhaps find people who were successful in challenging this issue.

JustJohn

You would probably find it is classed as a boxroom. A boxroom can be slept in.

So can be a tent on the pavement. Can be slept in. Does not classify as a bedroom though.

parkrunner

t0rt0ise wrote: »

Unfortunately OP, as you have found out, anyone who talks about social housing here gets treated badly. Perhaps others will learn from your post that social housing tenants are not welcome here. It has always been thus.

I'm in social housing and have never had a problem on this site so stop talking nonsense.

justjohn

gettingready wrote: »

So can be a tent on the pavement. Can be slept in. Does not classify as a bedroom though.

its normal / acceptable for a boxroom to be used as a bedroom. that's the norm.

parkrunner

gettingready wrote: »

For the last time, and I really mean the last time as frankly the level f hostility on this thread is insane.. but for the last time:

Oh if only.

Sea_Shell

I'm curious...if this "bedroom" is so bad (size/ventilation) why is it being used?

Surely whoever is sleeping in it (adult child?) would prefer a sofabed in the lounge.

Actually, I bet alot of parents would give up their own room for that of their child and sleep in the lounge themselves. Some have no choice!!

How long have you been at this property? Have you outgrown it? Did it originally meet your requirements, was it ok for smaller child?

elsien

Sea_Shell wrote: »

I'm curious...if this "bedroom" is so bad (size/ventilation) why is it being used?

Surely whoever is sleeping in it (adult child?) would prefer a sofabed in the lounge.

Actually, I bet alot of parents would give up their own room for that of their child and sleep in the lounge themselves. Some have no choice!!

How long have you been at this property? Have you outgrown it? Did it originally meet your requirements, was it ok for smaller child?

OP feels none of those questions (or similar) are relevant so has declined to answer them.

gettingready

elsien wrote: »

OP feels none of those questions (or similar) are relevant so has declined to answer them.

Correct. All are irrelevant.

Question is about a room under 6 square meters being classed as a bedroom. That is all.

Sea_Shell

I don't know how social housing works, but surely there is some element of choice in the first place, unless it's emergency housing? Isn't there a bidding system etc.?

So unless I'm missing something...OP would have seen the layout of the property, known the rent and agreed it, no? Maybe OP didn't view the property?

Ooh I love a good speculation in the absence of any information!! - even if I maybe talking to myself!!;)

Sea_Shell

gettingready wrote: »

Correct. All are irrelevant.

Question is about a room under 6 metres squared being classed as a bedroom. That is all.

Unless I'm getting my maths in a muddle, isn't there a big difference between 6 metres squared and 6 square metres??!!;);)