Income unit—income unit type, code N{.N}

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Income unit type
METEOR identifier:	270135
Registration status:	Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005 [Non Dictionary]
Definition:	The description of the income unit a person belongs to, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Income unit—income unit type
Value Domain:	Income unit type code N{.N}

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N{.N}
Maximum character length:	2
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Family
	1.1	Single with child/children aged under 16
	1.2	Couple (only)
	1.3	Couple with child/children aged under 16
	2	Single (lone person)
Supplementary values:	9	Not available, not known

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Each income unit must include at least one person aged 16 years or older. Children aged 16 and over are considered separate income units and should be coded as 2. There may be more than one income unit per household.
Comments:	It should be noted that the reference to dependent child in this context is guided by the following definition: a dependent child is any person aged under 16 years regardless of relationship with the adult.

Data element attributes
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	National Housing Data Development Committee
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Is re-engineered from Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) income unit type, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.1 KB) No registration status See also Income unit—relationship to household reference person, code N Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017 See also Person (income unit member)—relationship to reference person (income unit), code N Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017