asked the Minister for the Environment if a utility room with access to it from an outside door only is included in the total floor area for new house grant purposes.
Written Answers. - New House Grants.
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As set out in the explanatory leaflet (Memorandum H.A.I.) furnished to all applicants for new house grants, any area within the external walls which is capable of being converted into a habitable area, even if there is no direct access to this area from the habitable part of the building, is included in the total floor area. However, a boiler housefuel store with external access and not more than 4 sq. m. (43 sq. ft.) may be excluded from the floor area of the house. The case the Deputy has in mind would have to be considered with due regard to the above criteria.