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<br /> <br /> <br />Family. Includes but is not limited to the following, and can be further defined in PHA policy. <br />- A family with or without children (the temporary absence of a child from the home due to <br />placement in foster care is not considered in determining family composition and <br />family size) <br />- An elderly family or a near-elderly family <br />- A displaced family <br />- The remaining member of a tenant family <br />- A single person who is not an elderly or displaced person, or a person with disabilities, or <br />the remaining member of a tenant family. <br />Family rent to owner. In the voucher program, the portion of rent to owner paid by the family. <br />Family self-sufficiency program (FSS program). The program established by a PHA in <br />accordance with 24 CFR part 984 to promote self-sufficiency of assisted families, including <br />the coordination of supportive services (42 U.S.C. 1437u). <br />Family share. The portion ofrent and utilities paid by the family. For calculation of family <br />share, see 24 CFR 982.51 S(a). <br />Family unit size. The appropriate number of bedrooms for a family, as determined by the PHA <br />under the PHA subsidy standards. <br />Federal agency. A department of the executive branch of the Federal Government. <br />Foster child care payment. A payment to eligible households by state, local, or private agencies <br />appointed by the state to administer payments for the care of foster children. <br />Full-time student. A person who is attending school or vocational training on a full-time basis <br />(carrying a subject load that is considered full-time for day students under the standards and <br />practices of the educational institution attended). (See 24 CFR 5.603) <br />Funding increment. Each commitment of budget authority by HUD to a PHA under the <br />consolidated annual contributions contract for the PHA program. <br />Gross rent. The sum of the rent to owner plus any utility allowance. <br />Group home. A dwelling unit that is licensed by a state as a group home for the exclusive <br />residential use of two to twelve persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities <br />(including any live-in aide). (A special housing type: see 24 CFR 982.610-614.) <br />Handicap. Any condition or characteristic that renders a person an individual with handicaps. <br />(See <br />person with disabilities.) <br />HAP contract. The housing assistance payments contract. A written contract between the PHA <br />and an owner for the purpose of providing housing assistance payments to the owner on <br />behalf of an eligible fa mily. <br />Head of household. The adult member of the family who is the head of the household for <br />purposes of determining income eligibility and rent. <br />Household. A household includes additional people other than the family who, with the PHA's <br />permission, live in an assisted unit, such as live-in aides, foster children, and foster adults. <br />GL-7 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />