### Question
How is the "eligible household" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible household** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 9058a* as follows -

> 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—


(i) that 1 or more individuals within the household has [3](#9058a_3_target)


(I) qualified for unemployment benefits or


(II) experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak, which the applicant shall attest in writing

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9058a*
  - 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**

