United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-11 monographic deposited born digital 92 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-221 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221 P0b002ee18038ced7 f:d05221 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221 GAO-05-221 Child care programs Disadvantaged persons Entitlement programs Federal aid programs Federal aid to states Federal social security programs Food programs for children Food relief programs Housing programs Income maintenance programs Medicaid Program management Public assistance programs Statistical data Strategic planning Family support programs Vouchers Earned Income Tax Credit Federal Pell Grant Program Food Stamp Program Head Start Program HHS Child Care and Development Fund HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD Public Housing Program Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Other Written Product A19137 Federal agencies that administer means-tested programs are responsible for both ensuring that people have appropriate access to assistance and ensuring the integrity of the programs they oversee. To balance these two priorities appropriately, it is important for agencies to have information on program integrity and program access. Knowing the proportion of the population that qualifies for these programs relative to the numbers who actually participate can help ensure that agencies can monitor and communicate key information on program access. To better understand participation in low-income programs, this report provides information on: (1) the proportion of those eligible who are participating in 12 selected low-income programs; (2) factors that influence participation in those programs; and (3) strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve both access and integrity, and whether agencies monitor access by measuring participation rates. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221.pdf GAO-05-221 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-221 Other Written Product GAO-05-221; Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool; Child care programs Disadvantaged persons Entitlement programs Federal aid programs Federal aid to states Federal social security programs Food programs for children Food relief programs Housing programs Income maintenance programs Medicaid Program management Public assistance programs Statistical data Strategic planning Family support programs Vouchers Earned Income Tax Credit Federal Pell Grant Program Food Stamp Program Head Start Program HHS Child Care and Development Fund HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD Public Housing Program Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children