### Question
How does the law define eligible household?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 9058c*, **eligible household** is defined as:

> a household of 1 or more individuals who are obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling and with respect to which the eligible grantee involved determines that—


(A) 1 or more individuals within the household has—


(i) qualified for unemployment benefits

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9058c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) > SUBCHAPTER III-ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY > Part A-Coronavirus Economic Stabilization**

