The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 No. 406

SCHEDULE 2 Decisions of rent payable

PART IV Size criteria

10.  One bedroom or room suitable for living in shall be allowed for each of the following categories of occupier (and each occupier shall come within only the first category for which he is eligible)—

(a) a couple;

(b) a person who is not a child;

(c) 2 children of the same sex;

(d) 2 children who are less than 10 years old;

(e) a child.

11.  The number of rooms (excluding any allowed under paragraph 10) suitable for living in allowed are—

(a) if there are less than 4 occupiers, one;

(b) if there are more than 3 and less than 7 occupiers, 2; and

(c) in any other case, 3.