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Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing : Contents

Schedule 2: Overcrowding Guidelines

Unofficial consolidated version of the Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing
-- as at 4 September 2026

1

There should be no more than two persons per bedroom.

2

Children 10 years of age or older of the opposite sex should not share a bedroom.

3

Children less than 18 years of age and of the same sex may reasonably share a bedroom.

4

Single adults, couples, and parents, should have a separate bedroom.