Did i imagine the change to limit households meeting to just two?

[musicalfrog]

I'm sure they changed it when the recent rule of 6 came in. Can't find it in the official guidance though. Did i imagine that? Im in England btw.

If a local lockdown area, then no socialising outside of the household.
From the House of Commons this afternoon: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/dd545405-2947-49ba-ab18-f9cbe718a153?in=16:20:50

I think Scotland is two households only, but England is any number.

This is the latest I can find

Thank you. No not in a 'special' lockdown area. Mind must be playing tricks on me (or more likely the constant changing rules in different places is confusing me!)

I thought 2 households also but must have got mixed up as no one in real life has mentioned. (Also met up in three households last night so 🤷‍♀️)

Thanks Buster, glad it wasn't just me! 😄

Two households meeting indoors have always been the guidance for England . That hasn’t changed only the law.

Apologies it has changed from two households to six people.
*This replaces the existing guidance on allowing two households to meet indoors and the cap on 30 people.
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So... 6 people but any number of households?

I can't believe i don't even know the bloody basics!

@musicalfrog

Thank you. No not in a 'special' lockdown area. Mind must be playing tricks on me (or more likely the constant changing rules in different places is confusing me!)

I'm glad to read it isn't just me who is totally confused.

@musicalfrog yes six people any number of households in England.

@BusterTheBulldog

I thought 2 households also but must have got mixed up as no one in real life has mentioned. (Also met up in three households last night so 🤷‍♀️)

I think it was 2 households to start with, then you could mix with different households but only one different household each time; so the smiths and Jones could mix on Tuesdays and smiths and archers could mix on Wednesday but never smiths, Jones and archers all together sort of thing.

Now 2 smiths, 2 archers and 2 jones can all mix together. But you must not have 3 Smith's, 2 archers and 2 jones together.

I am 100% behind doing what is needed to contain the virus (being clinically vulnerable I have a vested interest in the virus being contained by any means necessary) but the whole thing is a flipping joke. There is no logic behind any of the current decisions being made.

I get the not mixing households (as long as the same principles are applied across the board where necessary). I am in an area going into tighter restrictions tomorrow; so my child and my best friends child can go sit in a classroom together (yr 1, so you can imagine how much social distancing happens and we all know children DO spread the virus) but me and best friend can't have a socially distanced coffee together.

Absolute fucking shambles.

I'm in Scotland and it's definitely 2 households, max 6 people here. Children not included. It can be any 6 people in England though but I think that's including kids?

Did i imagine the change to limit households meeting to just two?
I'm sure they changed it when the recent rule of 6 came in. Can't find it in the official guidance though. Did i imagine that? Im in England btw.
Yep, you imagined it.
In England the previous rule was that only 2 households could mix and this then changed to 6 people from up to 6 different households. It was simplified so that you just had to remember the number 6.
(Obviously this doesn't apply in areas with additional restrictions - they aren't allowed to mix households).

I'm very glad so many of you are on it. Thanks for your help.

@ThatDamnScientist great explanation thank you!