DWP

Number of spare bedrooms in working age households in the social rented sector in Great Britain

Description

This publication provides data on the number of spare bedrooms within working-age households in the social rented sector across Great Britain. It aims to quantify under-occupation in social housing.

Policy areas

Housing and planning Welfare and benefits

Update cadence

One-off

Subject area

Housing statistics

Publisher

Department for Work and Pensions

Published

14 May 2013

Data files

File	Type	Size
20130513 Spare Bedrooms Wa Srs	pdf	46 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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