Unsuitable accommodation5

Unless any of the circumstances in article 6 apply, accommodation is also unsuitable if it—

a

is outwith the area of the local authority which is subject to the duty to accommodate under section 29 of the 1987 Act;

b

is not in the locality of facilities and services for the purposes of health and education which are being used, or might reasonably be expected to be used, by members of the household, unless those facilities are reasonably accessible from the accommodation, taking into account the distance of travel by public transport or transport provided by a local authority;

c

lacks within the accommodation adequate toilet and personal washing facilities for the exclusive use of the household;

d

lacks adequate bedrooms for the exclusive use of the household;

e

is accommodation within which the household does not have the use of adequate cooking facilities and the use of a living room; or

f

is not usable by the household for 24 hours a day.