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which makes allowance for the release of accommodation owing to
the vacation of dwellings. There is a difficulty in applying this factor,
as differences in the sizes of dwellings and classes of overcrowding,
as well as possible influxes from adjoining areas, have to be provided
for; and more important still, the ability to transfer is dependent
upon the transferee being able to pay an increased rent for increased
accommodation. A formula was suggested by the County Council for
calculating the re-housing needs. It indicated a re-housing need of
94 three-roomed, 41 four-roomed, 42 five-roomed, 6 six-roomed and
4 seven-roomed dwellings : a total of 187. This formula assumes that
50 per cent. of one- and two-roomed dwellings are capable of division
so that rooms can be added to other dwellings to make the required
size of dwelling in existing accommodation and that dwellings above
that size will be wholly available. It also takes no cognisance of the
increased rent difficulty or influxes from adjoining areas previously
referred to.