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PART I: DEFINITIONS OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS <br />3-LA. OVERVIEW <br />Some eligibility criteria and program rules vary depending upon the composition of the family <br />requesting assistance. In addition, some requirements apply to the family as a whole and others <br />apply to individual persons who will live in the assisted unit. This part provides information that <br />is needed to correctly identify family and household members, and to apply HUD's eligibility <br />rules. <br />3-LB. FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD [24 CFR 982.201(c), HUD-50058 IB, p. 13] <br />The terms family and household have different meanings in the HCV program. <br />Family <br />To be eligible for assistance, an applicant must qualify as a family. A family may be a single <br />person or a group of persons. Family as defined by HUD includes a family with a child or <br />children, two or more elderly or disabled persons living together, one or more elderly or disabled <br />persons living with one or more live-in aides, or a single person. A single person family may be <br />an elderly person, a displaced person, a disabled person, or any other single person. SAHA has <br />the discretion to determine if any other group of persons qualifies as a family. <br />A family also includes two or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, adoption, <br />or other operation of law but who either can demonstrate that they have lived together previously <br />or certify that each individual's income and other resources will be available to meet the needs of <br />the family. <br />Each family must identify the individuals to be included in the family at the time of application, <br />and must update this information if the family's composition changes. <br />Household <br />Household is a broader term that includes additional people who, with SAHA's permission, live <br />in an assisted unit, such as live-in aides, foster children, and foster adults. <br />iii29i2oio Page 3-2 <br />