National Spare Room Database
National registry of available spare rooms for optimised housing allocation. Proposed during emergency policy development session in ministerial vehicle.
Applies to: England and Wales
Key Features
- •National database of spare bedrooms
- •Centralised room allocation system
- •Housing optimisation initiative
- •Improvised during policy crisis
Implementation Outcome
Housing Benefit Reform Act
Following extensive departmental consultation, the Housing Benefit Reform Act was implemented in 2012, introducing measures to optimise social housing allocation through spare room assessment.
Successfully improved housing stock efficiency across 660,000 properties
This department's pioneering work on spare room utilisation directly informed the final policy framework
Policy Information
Hugh Abbot
housing
Documentation
Reference ID: SPARE-ROOM-DATABASE
Mentions: 1 references
Implementation Year: 2012
This policy document is published under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For enquiries regarding this policy, contact policy.unit@dosac.gov.uk
Classification: OFFICIAL | Document Reference: POL-SPARE-ROOM-DATABASE-2024
