Paragraph 16 Moving in delayed by adaptations to accommodation to meet needs of disabled person
(1)
The claimant is to be treated as having occupied accommodation before the claimant moved into it where—
(a)
the claimant has since moved in and, immediately before the move, the claimant is liable to make payments in respect of that accommodation;
(b)
there was a delay in moving in that was necessary to enable the accommodation to be adapted to meet the needs of a disabled person; and
(c)
it was reasonable to delay moving in.
(2)
No claimant may be treated as occupying accommodation under this paragraph for more than one month.