Paragraph 13 Living in other accommodation due to essential repairs

(1)

Where a claimant—

(a)

is required to move into accommodation (“the other accommodation”) on account of essential repairs being carried out to the accommodation the claimant occupies as the claimant’s home (“the home accommodation”);

(b)

intends to return to the home accommodation; and

(c)

is liable to make owner-occupier payments in respect of either the other accommodation or the home accommodation (but not both),

the claimant is to be treated as occupying as the claimant’s home the accommodation in respect of which the owner-occupier payments are made.