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Shared housing

Clients may be referred to a housing provider when the provider has an available shared housing property that may meet the client's housing requirements.

The housing provider will let you know what type of household make-up the property is suitable for. For example, the housing provider may have a shared housing property for people over 65 years.

Before referring a client, ensure that the client meets the household make-up for living in the particular shared housing property.

The housing provider is responsible for making sure the shared housing property is suitable and ensuring clients get along with other tenants.

Note that a client declining to live in a property because it is shared housing is not considered to be a good and sufficient reason for declining a property if that is the only reason and there are no circumstances to warrant this (eg medical needs). Clients will still be able to turn down shared accommodation if it is not suitable for their assessed needs. Each case must be considered on its own merits.

For more information see:

Good and sufficient reasons for declining offer of a property
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Shared housing is where a client is living in a bedroom in a social housing provider property. Each bedroom will have its own bathroom, but the client may be required to share kitchen, lounge and other facilities with the other tenants.

A shared property can only have five or less tenants living at the property at any one time.

Tenants other than social housing clients can live in the property.