4. Where–
(a)a person has been entitled to an attendance allowance or the care component of a disability living allowance; and
(b)the period for which either allowance has been paid has ended; and
(c)a claim for an attendance allowance has been made or treated as made within 6 months from the end of the period referred to in paragraph (b),
an attendance allowance may be paid before the date of claim if the claimant has satisfied the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 35 of the Act or the condition mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection or both of those conditions from the date on which the period referred to in paragraph (b) has ended until the date of claim.