Reports to Congress

Each year, the Office of Community Services publishes the LIHEAP Report to Congress, as required by Section 2610(a)(4) and (5) and section 2610(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Act (42 U.S.C. 8629).

The LIHEAP Report to Congress provides information regarding the following:
• Sources and uses of LIHEAP funding
• Amount, cost and type of fuels used by LIHEAP eligible households
• Type of fuel used by various income groups
• Number and income levels of households assisted with LIHEAP
• Household LIHEAP benefit levels
• LIHEAP offset of average heating costs
• Number of LIHEAP assisted households that include vulnerable members
• LIHEAP recipiency targeting performance measures

Data for this report are collected from a variety of sources. For example, fiscal data is obtained from the Office of Community Services, while data regarding LIHEAP assisted households is compiled from grantee reports. Other data sources include the American Community Survey and Residential Energy Consumption Survey. More information regarding data collection activities can be found in Appendix A of each Report to Congress.

Information from the Report to Congress is used for Congressional oversight and in response to Congressional and White House queries. Data included in the Report to Congress can also be accessed through the Data Warehouse.