Participants Are Satisfied With Mandatory Meal Programs in HUD Projects

In response to a congressional request, GAO examined mandatory meal programs in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing projects which serve the elderly and the handicapped to determine: (1) how many projects provide meal services; (2) how many require mandatory participation; (3) whether the HUD mandatory meal program has worked well; (4) whether complaints can best be resolved through legislation or regulation; and (5) whether projects could economically run a voluntary meal program and, if so, what the minimum size would be.