32.—(1) This regulation applies where—
(a)although a person does not satisfy the conditions of entitlement to universal credit on the date on which a claim is made, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that unless there is a change of circumstances that person will satisfy those conditions for a period beginning on a day not more than one month after the date on which the claim is made; and
(b)the case falls within a class for which Secretary of State accepts advance claims or is a case where Secretary of State is otherwise willing to do so.
(2) The Secretary of State is to treat the claim as if made on the first day of that period.
(3) The Secretary of State may award universal credit accordingly, subject to the requirement that the person satisfies the conditions for entitlement on the first day of that period.