SCHEDULE 3Circumstances in which a claimant is, or is to be, treated as occupying accommodation
PART 3UC claimants
Temporary absence exceeding 6 months18
1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a claimant is to be treated as no longer occupying accommodation from which the claimant is temporarily absent where the absence exceeds, or is expected to exceed, 6 months.
2
Where a claimant who falls within F1paragraph 15 is temporarily absent from the relevant accommodation, the claimant is to be treated as no longer occupying that accommodation where the absence exceeds, or is expected to exceed, 12 months.