69.—(1) Any capital specified in schedule 4 is to be disregarded from the calculation of an applicant’s capital (see also regulations 74 to 76).
(2) Where a period of 6 months is specified in that schedule, that period may be extended by a relevant authority where it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances of the case.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), notwithstanding the circumstances of the case, it is reasonable for the relevant authority to extend a period of 6 months where—
(a)an applicant has an award of universal credit, and
(b)the Secretary of State has extended a period of 6 months specified in an equivalent provision in schedule 10 of the 2013 Regulations (in accordance with regulation 48 of those Regulations).