Create service contracts for a household
Create service contracts for a household so that all household members are covered under the same terms and conditions.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_customerservice_manager, admin
About this task
Administrators and customer service managers can create contracts for a household. These contracts apply to the current members of that household.
When a case is created for a household or a consumer, the Contract field on the Case form lists the available contracts:
- If the Household and Consumer fields are filled in, the Contract field lists the contracts for both the consumer and household.
- If only the Household field is filled in, the Contract field lists the contracts for the household.
- If only the Consumer field is filled in, contracts field lists the contracts for the consumer
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Customer Service > Contracts > Service Contracts.
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Select New.
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Select a household in the Household field.
When you select a household, the head of household is automatically added to the Consumer field.
Note: You must configure the form layout and add the Household field.
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If desired, select a different household member in the Consumer field.
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Fill in the remaining fields on the Contract form.
For more information, see Create service contracts.
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Select Submit.
The contract is added to the Contracts related list on the Household form.
---
title: Create service contracts for a household
description: Create service contracts for a household so that all household members are covered under the same terms and conditions.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/create-household-contracts.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configuring households, Customer data, Set up your environment, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---
# Create service contracts for a household
Create service contracts for a household so that all household members are covered under the same terms and conditions.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_customerservice\_manager, admin
## About this task
Administrators and customer service managers can create contracts for a household. These contracts apply to the current members of that household.
When a case is created for a household or a consumer, the **Contract** field on the Case form lists the available contracts:
- If the **Household** and **Consumer** fields are filled in, the **Contract** field lists the contracts for both the consumer and household.
- If only the **Household** field is filled in, the **Contract** field lists the contracts for the household.
- If only the **Consumer** field is filled in, **contracts** field lists the contracts for the consumer
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Customer Service** > **Contracts** > **Service Contracts**.
2. Select **New**.
3. Select a household in the **Household** field.
When you select a household, the head of household is automatically added to the **Consumer** field.
**Note:** You must configure the form layout and add the **Household** field.
4. If desired, select a different household member in the **Consumer** field.
5. Fill in the remaining fields on the Contract form.
For more information, see [Create service contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/create-csm-service-contracts.md).
6. Select **Submit**.
The contract is added to the Contracts related list on the Household form.
| title | Create service contracts for a household |
| description | Create service contracts for a household so that all household members are covered under the same terms and conditions. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/create-household-contracts.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Configuring householdsCustomer dataSet up your environmentConfigureCustomer Service Management |