Housing Act 1974

Sections 58, 68 and 70).

SCHEDULE 6 Standard Amenities

PART I List of Amenities and Maximum Eligible Amounts

Description of Amenity	Maximum eligible amount
	£
A fixed bath or shower	100
A hot and cold water supply at a fixed bath or shower	140
A wash-hand basin	50
A hot and cold water supply at a wash-hand basin	70
A sink	100
A hot and cold water supply at a sink	90
A water closet	150

PART II Provisions applicable to certain amenities

1 Except as provided by paragraph 2 below, a fixed bath or shower must be in a bathroom.

2 If it is not reasonably practicable for the fixed bath or shower to be in a bathroom but it is reasonably practicable for it to be provided with a hot and cold water supply it need not be in a bathroom but may be in any part of the dwelling which is not a bedroom.

3 The water closet must, if reasonably practicable, be in, and accessible from within, the dwelling or, where the dwelling is part of a larger building, in such a position in that building as to be readily accessible from the dwelling.