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New DAS Mattress Pilot
From 1st November 2026, if you receive a DAS-issued mattress, you will be asked to keep it and continue to use it until it reaches the supplier's five-year shelf life or you no longer need it. To help keep track of this, all new mattresses issued from 1 November 2026 will be labelled with the month and year they were provided.
If you already have a mattress issued before 1 November 2026, there is no change and the current process will continue to apply.
In occupancy requests for mattresses will be only for collection, unless it is exchanging a cot mattress for a single mattress to grow with the child. All other in occupancy requests for new mattresses will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Once a mattress reaches five years old, a replacement can be requested through the usual in-occupancy process.
From 1st November 2026, if you receive a DAS-issued mattress, you will be asked to keep it and continue to use it until it reaches the supplier's five-year shelf life or you no longer need it. To help keep track of this, all new mattresses issued from 1 November 2026 will be labelled with the month and year they were provided.
If you already have a mattress issued before 1 November 2026, there is no change and the current process will continue to apply.
In occupancy requests for mattresses will be only for collection, unless it is exchanging a cot mattress for a single mattress to grow with the child. All other in occupancy requests for new mattresses will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Once a mattress reaches five years old, a replacement can be requested through the usual in-occupancy process.
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