Students in Household

Question: I have a three-member household at my Section 8 property that consists of a mother (the HOH) and her two children, both of which are under 23 and full-time students that live away from home during the spring and fall semesters. The mom has now gone back to school, as a full-time student at a local college. Is this a problem? Lianna- New Jersey

Answer No, this is permitted per Section 3-13 of HUD Handbook 4350.3, CHG 4. In answering this question, I am assuming the mother is over the age of 24 because she has two college-age children. The mother remains the Head of Household and each of the two children are coded as dependents with a special status code of “S” for student.