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RCED-85-67 1 (1985-03-05)

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REPORT BY THE U S.



General Accounting Office







Participants Are Satisfied

With Mandatory Meal Programs
'In HUD Projects



The Department of Housing and Urban Development
permits owners of section 202 housing projects for
the elderly to adopt a mandatory meal policy that
requires residents to purchase no more than one meal
per day as a condition of occupancy. HUD intends this
policy to benefit elderly residents by providing them
with balanced meals and an increased opportunity to
socialize with others.

GAO found that:

   --about 11 percent of the projects that provided us
   with information have mandatory meal pro-
   grams,

   --most elderly participants like their mandatory
   meal programs, and

   --most managers of projects with mandatory meal
   programs believe they could not operate a cost-
   effective meal program on a voluntary basis.

Given that the majority of participants are satisfied
with their mandatory meal program and the problems
that GAO did identify were predominantly issues of
personal preference, GAO does not believe legislative
or regulatory action is currently warranted.                   ;      i IIi



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 51                                                             GAO/RCED-85-67
                                                                  MARCH 5, 1985

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