Housing Act 1985

508 Standard amenities and maximum eligible amounts.

(1) The standard amenities for the purposes of this Part are those described in column 1 of the following Table (subject to the Notes below); and the maximum eligible amounts for each description of amenity are those shown in column 2 of the Table.

TABLE

Description of amenity	Maximum eligible amount
	Premises in Greater London	Premises elsewhere
	£	£
NOTES: 1. A fixed bath or shower shall be in a bathroom, unless Note 2 applies. 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. A water closet shall, 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. 4. Notes 2 and 3 do not apply for the purposes of special grants.
A fixed bath or shower (see Notes 1 and 2)	450	340
A hot and cold water supply at a fixed bath or shower (see Notes 1 and 2)	570	430
A wash-hand basin	175	130
A hot and cold water supply at a wash-hand basin	300	230
A sink	450	340
A hot and cold water supply at a sink	380	290
A water closet (see Note 3)	680	515

(2) The Secretary of State may by order vary the provisions of the above Table and Notes.

(3) An order—

(a) may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas,

(b) may contain such transitional or other supplementary provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be expedient, and

(c) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.