eligibility of displaced individuals

eligibility of displaced individuals Sec. 401. (a) Section 2(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to read as follows: “(2) The term ‘families of low income’ means families (including elderly and displaced families) who are in the lowest income group and who cannot afford to pay enough to cause private enterprise in their locality or metropolitan area to build an adequate supply of decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings for their use. The term ‘families’ includes families consisting of a single person in the case of elderly families and displaced families, and includes the remaining member of a tenant family. The term ‘elderly families’ means families whose heads (or their spouses), or whose sole members, have attained the age at which an individual may elect to receive an old age benefit under title II of the Social Security Act, or who are under a disability as defined in section 223 of that Act. The term ‘displaced families’ means families displaced by urban renewal or other governmental action.” (b) Section 10(g) (2) of such Act is amended by— (1) striking out “those displaced by urban renewal or other governmental action” and inserting in lieu thereof “displaced families”; and (2) striking out “; and” at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “: Provided, That in establishing such admission policies the public housing agency shall accord to families of low income such priority over single persons as it determines to be necessary to avoid undue hardship; and”. (c) Section 15(7) (b) of such Act is amended by striking out “family displaced by urban renewal or other governmental action” and inserting in lieu thereof “displaced family”.