Moving in delayed by adaptations to a hereditament to meet disablement needs
33.—(1) The claimant is to be treated as having occupied a hereditament before he moved into it where—
(a)the claimant has since moved in and, immediately before the move, is liable for rates in respect of the hereditament;
(b)there was a delay in moving in that was necessary to enable the hereditament to be adapted to meet the disablement needs of a family member 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;
(c)it was reasonable to delay moving in.
(2) No claimant may be treated as occupying a hereditament under this regulation for more than one month.
(3) Any determination in respect of the claimant’s award of universal credit made (whether on the initial decision or as subsequently revised or superseded or further revised or superseded) in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Universal Credit Regulations shall be followed for the purpose of this regulation.