Housing Act 1974

Sections 58, 68 and 70).

SCHEDULE 6Standard Amenities

PART IList of Amenities and Maximum Eligible Amounts

Description of AmenityMaximum eligible amount
£
A fixed bath or shower100
A hot and cold water supply at a fixed bath or shower140
A wash-hand basin50
A hot and cold water supply at a wash-hand basin70
A sink100
A hot and cold water supply at a sink90
A water closet150

PART IIProvisions applicable to certain amenities

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

2If 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.

3The 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.