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Household maintainer(s)

Part A - Plain language definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the person or persons in the household who pay the rent, or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity, etc., for the dwelling. If no person in the household is responsible for such payments, Person 1 is considered to be the only household maintainer.

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