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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance: Observations on HHS's Administration of the Program

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 30, 1991
Report No. HRD-91-119FS
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Summary:

This fact sheet provides information on how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) manages the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which was created in 1981 to help eligible households meet the cost of home heating and cooling, energy-related crises, and residential weatherization activities. GAO discusses HHS' (1) oversight and review of state grant programs; (2) staffing allocation for the program; (3) technical assistance for grantees, particularly Indian tribes; and (4) required data collecting activities and annual report to Congress on states' compliance with statutory requirements.

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