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Household

A household consists of a person or a group of related or unrelated persons, who live together in the same dwelling unit, who share common living arrangements, who acknowledge the same person as the household head, and who eat together. An household can include one or an unlimited number of individuals. Each household is composed by at least (and only) one Head and its members.

Head Of Household (HoH)

Household representative. All family members' relationships are defined starting from the head of the household.

Vulnerabilities

Categories used to identify households. Attributes on a household and beneficiary typically taken in at registration time.

Household Representation

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Shell

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