Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on Households Assisted by LIHEAP
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The proposed law aims to reinstate the Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This report, which is a requirement for LIHEAP grant recipients applying for federal funding, will include revised data collection elements aimed at reducing the administrative burden on respondents. The revisions also aim to align the report with current statutory requirements, ensuring accurate measurement of energy assistance needs.
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Key Changes
- Reduction of administrative burden by modifying the data collection form.
- Removal of unnecessary reporting requirements related to sex, race, and ethnicity.
- Elimination of data elements related to expired funding sources.
Obligations
What this law requires
States, District of Columbia, and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico must submit the Annual LIHEAP Household Report to the Office of Community Services by September 2026 and annually thereafter as a requirement for applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds
LIHEAP grant recipients must report statistics on assisted and applicant households by type of LIHEAP assistance and funding source for the previous federal fiscal year
LIHEAP grant recipients must report the number of assisted households receiving nominal payments of $50 or less, disaggregated by funding source
LIHEAP grant recipients must report on assisted households with at least one vulnerable member (age 60+, disabled, or age 5 or younger), by type of assistance and funding source
LIHEAP grant recipients must report on assisted households with at least one member age 2 or under, by type of assistance and funding source