### Question
How is the "grandparent or older individual who is a relative caregiver" defined?


### Answer
The term **grandparent or older individual who is a relative caregiver** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 3030s* as follows -

> a grandparent or stepgrandparent of a child, or a relative of a child by blood, marriage, or adoption, who is 55 years of age or older and—


(A) lives with the child

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3030s*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS > SUBCHAPTER III-GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING > Part E-National Family Caregiver Support Program > subpart i-caregiver support program**

