### Question
How is the "displaced homemaker" defined?


### Answer
The term **displaced homemaker** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 2302* as follows -

> an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who—


(A) has been dependent either—


(i) on public assistance and whose youngest child is within 2 years of losing eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], or


(ii) on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, and


  

(B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 2302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS SELF-SUFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE**

