diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_ManageHH_CTRL.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_ManageHH_CTRL.cls
index 9070221ee8..4834531658 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_ManageHH_CTRL.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_ManageHH_CTRL.cls
@@ -113,17 +113,28 @@ public with sharing class HH_ManageHH_CTRL {
     * @return null
     */
     public PageReference handleNewHousehold() {
-        if (hhId == null) {
-            hh = new npo02__Household__c();
-            hh.put('Name', Label.npo02.DefaultHouseholdName);    // name will get fixed up when we update the contact
-            UTIL_DMLService.insertRecord(hh);
-            hhId = hh.Id;
+        try {
+            if (hhId == null) {
+                if (!UTIL_Permissions.canCreate('npo02__Household__c')) {
+                    throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
+                }
+                hh = new npo02__Household__c();
+                hh.put('Name', Label.npo02.DefaultHouseholdName);    // name will get fixed up when we update the contact
+                UTIL_DMLService.insertRecord(hh);
+                hhId = hh.Id;
 
-            if (contactId != null) {
-                Contact con = new Contact(Id = contactId, npo02__Household__c = hhId);
-                UTIL_DMLService.updateRecord(con);
+                if (contactId != null) {
+                    if (!UTIL_Permissions.canUpdate('Contact','npo02__Household__c', false)) {
+                        throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
+                    }
+                    Contact con = new Contact(Id = contactId, npo02__Household__c = hhId);
+                    UTIL_DMLService.updateRecord(con);
+                }
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            ApexPages.addMessage(new ApexPages.Message(ApexPages.Severity.Error, e.getMessage()));
         }
+
         return null;
     }
     
@@ -164,10 +175,31 @@ public with sharing class HH_ManageHH_CTRL {
     */
     public PageReference save() {
         try {
+            if (!canUpdateHousehold()) {
+                throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
+            }
             UTIL_DMLService.updateRecord(hh);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             ApexPages.addMessage(new ApexPages.Message(ApexPages.Severity.Error, ex.getMessage()));
         }        
         return null; 
     }
+
+    private Boolean canUpdateHousehold() {
+        String accountToCheck = isHHAccount ? 'Account' : 'npo02__Household__c';
+        Set<String> fieldsToCheck = new Set<String>();
+        for (FieldSetMember fsMember : hhFieldSet) {
+            fieldsToCheck.add(fsMember.getFieldPath());
+        }
+        if (!isHHAccount) {
+            fieldsToCheck.add('npo02__Household__c');
+        }
+        for (String fieldToCheck : fieldsToCheck) {
+            if (!UTIL_Permissions.canUpdate(accountToCheck, fieldToCheck, false)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/pages/HH_ManageHH.page b/force-app/main/default/pages/HH_ManageHH.page
index e1b19d3375..ac7d543a72 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/pages/HH_ManageHH.page
+++ b/force-app/main/default/pages/HH_ManageHH.page
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         <div id="lightning" />
         <!-- household fields section (using fieldset that Lightning does not yet support) -->
         <apex:form id="vfForm" >
-                <div>This is HH_ManageHH</div>
                 <div class="slds-grid slds-grid_align-spread slds-m-around_medium" id="fieldset">
                     <div class="slds-form_stacked" style="width:80%" >
                         <apex:variable value="{!IF(isHHAccount, 'Account', 'npo02__Household__c')}" var="objType"/>