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


### Answer
The term **displaced homemaker** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 1503* as the following:

> 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.]

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1503*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER III-PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE > Subtitle F-Transition Rules and Effective Dates**

