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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                                                          [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LOGO]

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Household International, Inc,
Household Capital Trust VI

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 (registration numbers
333-53862 and 333-53862-01) relating to the offering of up to 8,000,000
Preferred Securities of Household Capital Trust VI and Junior Subordinated
Deferrable Interest Notes of Household International, Inc., filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 17, 2001 of our report
dated January 14, 2000, included in Household International, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to all references
to our Firm included in this registration statement.

                                                         /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois
January 22, 2001