# The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017, Paragraph 14: Moving homes: adaptations to new home for disabled person


(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—
(a) a claimant has moved into accommodation (“the new accommodation”) and, immediately before the move, was liable to make owner-occupier payments in respect of the new accommodation; and
(b) there was a delay in moving in to adapt the new accommodation in order to meet the needs of a disabled person.
(2) The claimant is to be treated as occupying both the new accommodation and the accommodation from which the move was made (“the old accommodation”) if—
(a) immediately before the move, the claimant was receiving loan payments or, in the case of an existing claimant, a qualifying benefit which includes an amount for owner-occupier payments, in respect of the old accommodation; and
(b) the delay in moving into the new accommodation was reasonable.
(3) A person is disabled under this Part if the person is—
(a) a claimant or any child or qualifying young person for whom the claimant is responsible; and
(b) in receipt of—
(i) the care component of disability living allowance at the middle or highest rate;
(ii) attendance allowance; or
(iii) the daily living component of personal independence payment.
(4) No claimant may be treated as occupying both the old accommodation and the new accommodation under this paragraph for more than one month.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/725/schedule/3/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/loans-for-mortgage-interest-regulations-2017/schedule-3/paragraph-14
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