6.—(1) This paragraph applies to any owner-occupier who immediately before the commencement of an award of universal credit is entitled to—
(a)a jobseeker's allowance, or
(b)an employment and support allowance.
(2) In determining when the qualifying period in paragraph 5 ends in relation to the owner-occupier, any period that comprises only days on which the owner-occupier was receiving a benefit referred to in sub-paragraph (1) may be treated as if it were the whole or part of one or more assessment periods, as determined by the number of days on which any such benefit was received.