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LIHEAP Targeting of High Burden Households 2004 NLIEC June 8, 2004 David Carroll

LIHEAP Targeting of High Burden Households 2004 NLIEC June 8, 2004 David Carroll. Federal LIHEAP Data Collection. State LIHEAP reports – annual Bureau of Census Current Population Survey (CPS) - annual EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) – every four years (2001, 2005).

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LIHEAP Targeting of High Burden Households 2004 NLIEC June 8, 2004 David Carroll

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  1. LIHEAP Targeting of High Burden Households 2004 NLIEC June 8, 2004 David Carroll

  2. Federal LIHEAP Data Collection • State LIHEAP reports – annual • Bureau of Census Current Population Survey (CPS) - annual • EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) – every four years (2001, 2005)

  3. RECS LIHEAP Supplement • 2001 RECS / Planned for 2005 RECS • Sample from state LIHEAP records • Purpose – Improve quality of data • LIHEAP recipiency response • LIHEAP benefit amount • Larger LIHEAP recipient sample • Precision of LIHEAP statistics

  4. LIHEAP Reports • LIHEAP Annual Report to Congress • LIHEAP Home Energy Notebook • Periodic Special Studies

  5. LIHEAP purpose • LIHEAP is “to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest income, that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs”

  6. LIHEAP Energy BurdenTargeting Study • Question: Does the LIHEAP program target high burden households? • Answer: LIHEAP serves high burden households at a higher rate than other households. However, high burden households do not receive significantly higher benefits than other households.

  7. What is High Burden? • Severe housing burden: Expenses greater than 50% of household income. • Energy share: On average, energy is 22% of housing costs. • Severe energy burden is defined as the “energy share” of severe housing burden (11% of income).

  8. Distribution of Burden

  9. Burden by Income

  10. Burden by Poverty

  11. High Burden Households • Total – 11.3 million HHs • In Poverty – 8.7 million HHs • Income LT $10,000 – 7.5 million HHs • Elderly – 4.1 million HHs • With Young Children – 2.9 million HHs LIHEAP SERVES ABOUT 4.5 MILLION HHS

  12. Recipiency Targeting

  13. Recipiency Targeting

  14. Recipiency Targeting

  15. Benefit Targeting

  16. Issues • Measurement of Income • Gross income vs net income • Noncash benefits • Defining High Energy Burden • Household size • Beyond Energy Burden • Other housing expenses • Other special circumstances

  17. Summary • There are more high burden households than can be served by LIHEAP • The LIHEAP program is targeting high burden households (62% of recipients are high burden) • LIHEAP benefits for high burden households are only a little higher than for other recipients

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