Has anyone here recently got his/her ILR while in receipt of housing and child tax credit benefits?

[ans_barnett]

We are renting 1 bedroom flat and we have 1 year old son with us. Do we need to move first to a 2br flat/house to say it is suitable accommodation? Or it is still ok to proceed in applying for ILR - premium?

[marksroomspain]

Hiya there under the immigration rules a 1 bedroom property is suitable for 2 people only, if the child is under 1 years of age then that is fine as he/she would not be counted, but if the child is between 1 and 10 years of age then they are counted as half a person.

So yes under the rules of Maintenance & Accommodation then if your child is 1 year old then a 2 bedroom property would be needed.

Hope that helps & good luck...

[joebloggs]

Hiya there under the immigration rules a 1 bedroom property is suitable for 2 people only, if the child is under 1 years of age then that is fine as he/she would not be counted, but if the child is between 1 and 10 years of age then they are counted as half a person.

So yes under the rules of Maintenance & Accommodation then if your child is 1 year old then a 2 bedroom property would be needed.

Hope that helps & good luck...

nearly right see here .. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/po...dance/ecg/maa/

Residential housing

The Housing Act 1985 contains statutory definitions of overcrowding in residential housing. The ECO should bear in mind, as Pakistan 2004 UKAIT 000066 says, that adequacy of accommodation must be assessed on an individual basis. It is not enough to equate adequacy with overcrowding.

A house is considered to be overcrowded if 2 persons aged 10 years or more of opposite sexes, who are not living together as husband and wife, must sleep in the same room. The Act also details the maximum number of people allowed for a given number of rooms or a given room floor area.

Account is taken only of rooms with a floor area larger than 50 square feet and rooms of a type used either as a living room or bedroom.

Rooms such as kitchens or bathrooms are excluded.

Under the Housing Act, the number of people sleeping in accommodation must not exceed the following:

[ann_barnett]

Thank you Joe..

nearly right see here .. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/po...dance/ecg/maa/

Residential housing

The Housing Act 1985 contains statutory definitions of overcrowding in residential housing. The ECO should bear in mind, as Pakistan 2004 UKAIT 000066 says, that adequacy of accommodation must be assessed on an individual basis. It is not enough to equate adequacy with overcrowding.

A house is considered to be overcrowded if 2 persons aged 10 years or more of opposite sexes, who are not living together as husband and wife, must sleep in the same room. The Act also details the maximum number of people allowed for a given number of rooms or a given room floor area.

Account is taken only of rooms with a floor area larger than 50 square feet and rooms of a type used either as a living room or bedroom.

Rooms such as kitchens or bathrooms are excluded.

Under the Housing Act, the number of people sleeping in accommodation must not exceed the following:

[ann_barnett]

Thank you Mark

Hiya there under the immigration rules a 1 bedroom property is suitable for 2 people only, if the child is under 1 years of age then that is fine as he/she would not be counted, but if the child is between 1 and 10 years of age then they are counted as half a person.

So yes under the rules of Maintenance & Accommodation then if your child is 1 year old then a 2 bedroom property would be needed.

Hope that helps & good luck...