Answer: You are right to think about the reasons for sharing housing, as the law is clear that it must be “due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.” 42 U.S.C. §11434a(2) It does seem that in this situation, the family is staying with grandma due to the mother’s health needs, rather than due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason. They have fixed, regular and adequate housing, and the only reason they are staying off and on with grandma is due to the mother’s health needs. It doesn’t seem that their financial needs are a reason for the doubling up.

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