# Create a household billing profile

> PositiveForm guide · Billing · BILL-001
> Canonical page: https://positiveform.com/guides/billing/create-billing-profile/
> This Markdown: https://positiveform.com/guides/billing/create-billing-profile.md

**Summary:** Create a billing profile for an eligible household adult. A default billing profile is created for the selected adult without creating a payment instrument.  
**Who can do this:** Organization owners, Managers, Staff  
**Required access:** `billing.manage`  
**Where in PositiveForm:** `/households/:householdId/billing`  
**Status:** Verified on 2026-07-29 against PositiveForm build `beb3f3c`.

## Who this is for

This guide is for **staff, managers, and owners** attaching billing to a household
so subscriptions and charges have a place to land.

You need billing/members change access for the selected location.

## Before you begin

- Open the household that will pay.

## Steps

1. Open **Households** and select the family.
2. Open the **Household billing** tab.
3. If no profile exists, start **Create billing profile** (or the equivalent empty-state action).
4. Enter the payer details the form requires and save.
5. Confirm the household billing workspace shows the new profile instead of the empty state.

## Expected outcome

The household has a billing profile ready for subscriptions and charges.

## Screenshots

![Household billing profile workspace](https://positiveform.com/guides/media/BILL-001/20260729T230000Z/000-start.webp)

## Recovery

If save fails, read the on-page error and correct required fields. Do not create a second profile for the same household without checking the first.

## Related guides

- BILL-002
- BILL-003

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