# 2026-11834: HHS Continues Yearly Home Energy Assistance Reporting 2026-11834, Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-06-12, effective Comments due July 13, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11834 - As of: 2026-06-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-11834 - Title: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - Type: Notice - Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration - Citation: 91 FR 35691 - Published: 2026-06-12 - Effective: Comments due July 13, 2026. - Comments close: 2026-07-13 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-19 ## In one line HHS Continues Yearly Home Energy Assistance Reporting ## Summary The government is bringing back the yearly report that tracks how many households get help paying their energy bills through LIHEAP. States and territories must submit this report by September 2026, but the form is getting simpler to save time and effort. This helps make sure funds go to families who need it most, especially seniors, young kids, and people with disabilities. ## Abstract The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance, is requesting to reinstate the Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (LIHEAP Household Report; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0060). The current OMB expiration date is March 31, 2026. Submission of the completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grant recipients applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds; the next report is due September 2026. OCS proposes changes to reduce the number of items requested and, therefore, related administrative and reporting burden. ## Effects PRIA read - LIHEAP Household Report Returns: benefit, medium. The Annual LIHEAP Household Report is being reinstated and the next completed report is due September 2026. States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, and tribal governments must submit the report, and the form is simplified to reduce the number of items requested and related… - Reported Burden Hours Reduced: benefit, high. The agency reduced estimated reporting time: the long format (used by 52 respondents) is cut from 67 hours to 41 hours per response, the short format is cut from 10 hours to 6 hours per response (133 respondents), and household application reporting is estimated at 0.3 hours per response for 6,160,… - Categorical Eligibility Eases Access: benefit, medium. The notice states 25 of 52 state grant recipients use categorical eligibility, which automatically makes a household income-eligible for LIHEAP if any member receives benefits like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SNAP, or Supplemental Security Income. Those 25 states account for about 55 p… - Targeting Funds to Vulnerable Households: benefit, medium. The Household Report collects counts of assisted households that have at least one vulnerable member (age 60 or older, disabled, or age 5 or younger) and subcounts for members age 0–2 and 3–5. The data are used to target LIHEAP funds to families who need assistance most, including seniors, young ch… - Tribal Recipients Use Short Format: benefit, low. Indian tribal grant recipients are required to submit only the number of households, by funding source, receiving heating, cooling, energy crisis, and/or weatherization benefits, using the Annual LIHEAP Household Report Short Format. 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