SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Claimant treated as occupying or not occupying accommodation

PART 1Treated as occupying accommodation

Moving in delayed by adaptations to accommodation to meet disablement needs6

1

The claimant is to be treated as having occupied accommodation before they moved into it where—

a

the claimant has since moved in and, immediately before the move, met the payment condition and the liability condition in respect of the accommodation,

b

there was a delay in moving in that was necessary to enable the accommodation to be adapted to meet the disablement needs of a relevant person, and

c

it was reasonable to delay moving in.

2

“Relevant person” means a person specified in paragraph 4(3).

3

No claimant may be treated as occupying accommodation under this paragraph for more than one month.