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4.—(1) For the purposes of this Act persons are members of the same household only if—
(a)they are members of the same family (as defined in section 88),
(b)they are to be treated as being members of the same household by virtue of subsections (2) and (3), or
(c)their circumstances are of a description set out in regulations made by the Department (as to which, see subsections (4) and (5)).
(2) Subsection (3) applies if—
(a)a person (A) is engaged to provide domestic help or personal care to another person (B), and
(b)the terms of that engagement require A to occupy the same living accommodation as B.
(3) A is to be treated as being a member of the same household as—
(a)B, and
(b)any member of B’s family who also occupies that living accommodation.
(4) Regulations under subsection (1)(c) may, in particular, provide that a group of persons are to be regarded as being members of the same household only where each member of the group has a prescribed relationship, or at least one of a number of prescribed relationships, to any one or more of the others.
(5) In subsection (4) “prescribed relationship” means any relationship of a description set out in the regulations.
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