Under-Occupancy – Parliamentary Written Answer

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what definition his Department uses to determine under-occupancy in the social rented sector.
Andrew Stunell: For the purposes of English Housing Survey a household is considered to be under-occupying if they have two or more bedrooms more than they need as measured by the Bedroom Standard. Details of the Bedroom Standard, including the rules used to calculate the number of bedrooms needed, can be found in the Glossary of the English Housing Survey Household Report 2008-09.