Get help to furnish your council home

Choice of furniture available

If you have signed for a Council home in the last 6 weeks, you can choose items within four furniture bands. The choice depends on the size of the property allocated to you.

Furnished package options:

Furniture bands Number of items Property size
Bronze Up to 3 items 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms
Silver Up to 5 items 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms
Gold Up to 9 items 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms
Platinum Up to 14 items 3 and 4 bedrooms

The furnished items you can choose from are:

  • electric cooker, microwave, washing machine, condenser dryer, fridge freezer, under counter fridge with larder/icebox, undercounter fridge freezer, under counter freezer
  • two seater sofa, coffee table, dining table and chairs
  • chests of drawers, wardrobe, bed side cabinets
  • single and double bed (divan or metal frames), bunk beds (wooden only)

We have a flooring package option that can be taken alongside your furniture package, or you can take out a flooring only package.

You can choose from carpets or vinyl from the variety of colour options that we have available.

If your financial circumstances change you can downgrade or upgrade your furniture package between the bands, depending on the size of your property. The weekly charge will be adjusted accordingly.