The GAO LIHEAP Report was just released. You can access a copy via the following link: http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/Media/file/News/063010_GAO_Report_LIHEAP.pdf As the report reads there seems to be a lot of changes that will occur because of the fraud found in LIHEAP in 7 test states. See below a for instance on what is in the report: Recommendations for Executive Action To establish an effective fraud prevention system for the LIHEAP program in the seven states, the Secretary of HHS should evaluate our findings and consider issuing guidance to the states addressing the following six recommendations: Require applicants and household members to provide Social Security numbers for themselves and all members of the household in order to receive energy assistance benefits. Evaluate the feasibility (including consideration of any costs and operational and system modifications) of validating applicant and household member identity information with SSA. Develop prepayment edit checks to prevent individuals from receiving duplicate benefits. Evaluate the feasibility of using SSA’s or states’ vital record death data to prevent individuals using deceased identities from receiving benefits. Evaluate the feasibility of preventing incarcerated individuals from improperly receiving benefits, for example, by verifying Social Security numbers with state’s prisoner information. Evaluate the feasibility of using third-party sources (e.g., State Directory of New Hires) at a minimum on a random or risk basis, to provide assurance that individuals do not exceed maximum income thresholds.