Moving in delayed by adaptations to accommodation to meet disablement needsU.K.
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7.—(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 5(3).
(3) No claimant may be treated as occupying accommodation under this paragraph for more than one month.