### Question
How does INCOME HOUSING define eligible family?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1437u*, **eligible family** is defined as:

> a family whose head of household is not elderly, disabled, pregnant, a primary caregiver for children under the age of 3, or for whom the family self-sufficiency program would otherwise be unsuitable

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1437u*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 8-LOW-INCOME HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING**

