Prorate income and expenses of SNAP-ineligible household members (7 CFR 273.11(c))

changelog.d/snap-ineligible-member-income.added.md

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+Prorate the income and deductible expenses of SNAP-ineligible household members per 7 CFR 273.11(c) and (d), including full income counting for members sanctioned under the general work requirements, state income counting options for ineligible immigrants, and full exclusion of ineligible students' income.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/ineligible_members/count_all_income_states.yaml

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+description: These states count all rather than all but a prorated share of the income of household members who are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on certain immigration statuses.
+values:
+  # Elections as documented in the State Options Report, 16th Edition
+  # (current as of October 1, 2023); earlier editions not verified.
+  2018-01-01:
+    - AZ
+    - GU
+    - ID
+    - IN
+    - KS
+    - ME
+    - MA
+    - TN
+    - UT
+metadata:
+  label: SNAP ineligible member full income counting states
+  period: year
+  unit: list
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 CFR 273.11(c)(3)(i)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.11#c_3_i
+    - title: SNAP State Options Report, 16th Edition
+      href: https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-16th-state-options-report-june24.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/ineligible_members/gross_test_full_count_states.yaml

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+description: These states count all of the income of household members who are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on certain immigration statuses under the gross income test, while counting all but a prorated share under the net income test.
+values:
+  # Elections as documented in the State Options Report, 16th Edition
+  # (current as of October 1, 2023); earlier editions not verified.
+  2018-01-01:
+    - AR
+    - HI
+    - KY
+    - NC
+metadata:
+  label: SNAP ineligible member gross income test full counting states
+  period: year
+  unit: list
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 CFR 273.11(c)(3)(i)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.11#c_3_i
+    - title: SNAP State Options Report, 16th Edition
+      href: https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-16th-state-options-report-june24.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/ineligible_members/pre_prwora_statuses.yaml

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+description: The Department of Agriculture grants states discretion over counting the income of household members who are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to these immigration statuses.
+values:
+  2018-01-01:
+    # Statuses outside the excepted categories of 7 CFR 273.11(c)(3)(i)(A)-(G),
+    # for which states elect full counting, proration, or full counting under
+    # the gross income test only.
+    - UNDOCUMENTED
+    - DACA
+    - TPS
+    # Conditional entrants (INA 203(a)(7)) are not listed in the excepted
+    # categories of 273.11(c)(3)(i)(A)-(G).
+    - CONDITIONAL_ENTRANT
+metadata:
+  label: SNAP ineligible member state income counting discretion immigration statuses
+  period: year
+  unit: list
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 CFR 273.11(c)(3)(i)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.11#c_3_i
+    - title: 7 USC 2015(f) - Eligibility disqualifications
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/2015#f
+    - title: SNAP State Options Report, 16th Edition
+      href: https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-16th-state-options-report-june24.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/earned.yaml

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-description: Income sources that count as earned income for SNAP
+description: Person-level income sources that count as earned income for SNAP
 
 values:
   2009-01-01:
     - employment_income
-    - snap_self_employment_income_after_expense_deduction
+    # Self-employment income after the expense deduction is computed at the
+    # SPM unit level and attributed to members in snap_earned_income.
 metadata:
   reference:
     - title: United States Code, Title 7, Subsection 273.9(b)(1)

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned.yaml

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-description: Income sources that count as unearned income for SNAP
+description: Person-level income sources that count as unearned income for SNAP
 
 values:
   2009-01-01:
     # (i)
     - ssi
-    - tanf
     - general_assistance
     # (ii)
     - pension_income # Includes annuities.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned_spm_unit.yaml

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+description: SPM unit-level income sources that count as unearned income for SNAP
+
+values:
+  2009-01-01:
+    # (i) Unit-level assistance payments are counted in full since they
+    # cannot be attributed to an individual ineligible member.
+    - tanf
+
+metadata:
+  reference:
+    - title: United States Code, Title 7, Subsection 273.9(b)(2)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.9#b_2

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/meets_snap_gross_income_test.yaml

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 - name: Income up to 130% meets test
   period: 2022
   input:
-    snap_gross_income_fpg_ratio: 1.3
+    # $1,300 per month against a $1,000 monthly poverty guideline.
+    snap_gross_test_income: 15_600
+    snap_fpg: 12_000
   output:
     meets_snap_gross_income_test: true
 
 - name: Income above 130% fails test
   period: 2022
   input:
-    snap_gross_income_fpg_ratio: 1.31
+    # $1,310 per month against a $1,000 monthly poverty guideline.
+    snap_gross_test_income: 15_720
+    snap_fpg: 12_000
   output:
     meets_snap_gross_income_test: false
 
 - name: Households with elderly or disabled members are exempt.
   period: 2022
   input:
-    snap_gross_income_fpg_ratio: 1.31
+    snap_gross_test_income: 15_720
+    snap_fpg: 12_000
     has_usda_elderly_disabled: true
   output:
     meets_snap_gross_income_test: true

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/income/federal_work_study_income_exclusion.yaml

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   output:
     meets_snap_work_exception: true
 
-- name: Case 4, work-requirement-ineligible adult earned income is prorated.
+- name: Case 4, ABAWD time-limit-ineligible adult earned income is prorated.
   period: 2024-01
   absolute_error_margin: 0.01
   input:
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         is_tax_unit_dependent: false
         employment_income:
           2024: 12_000
-        meets_snap_general_work_requirements: false
+        meets_snap_general_work_requirements: true
         meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: false
     spm_units:
       spm_unit:
         members: [person1, person2]
   output:
-    snap_work_requirement_income_proration_fraction: [1, 0.5]
+    snap_prorated_income_fraction: 0.5
+    snap_income_counted_share: [1, 0.5]
     snap_earned_income: 500

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/income/gross/snap_gross_test_income.yaml

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+- name: Case 1, hybrid state counts the undocumented member's full income under the gross test only.
+  period: 2026-01
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 24_000
+        employment_income_before_lsr: 24_000
+        immigration_status: UNDOCUMENTED
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 8
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: AR
+  output:
+    # Net side counts 2/3 of the undocumented member's $2,000: $1,333.33.
+    snap_gross_income: 1_333.33
+    # Gross test counts the full $2,000.
+    snap_gross_test_income: 2_000
+
+- name: Case 2, prorating state uses the prorated income for both tests.
+  period: 2026-01
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 24_000
+        employment_income_before_lsr: 24_000
+        immigration_status: UNDOCUMENTED
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 8
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: TX
+  output:
+    snap_gross_income: 1_333.33
+    snap_gross_test_income: 1_333.33
+
+- name: Case 3, hybrid state counts the full-count alien's child support deduction in full under the gross test.
+  period: 2026-01
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 24_000
+        employment_income_before_lsr: 24_000
+        child_support_expense: 3_600
+        immigration_status: UNDOCUMENTED
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 8
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: AR
+  output:
+    # Arkansas deducts child support from gross income. Net side counts
+    # 2/3 of the $2,000 earnings and 2/3 of the $300 child support:
+    # $1,333.33 - $200 = $1,133.33.
+    snap_gross_income: 1_133.33
+    # Gross test counts the full earnings and the full child support
+    # payment: $2,000 - $300 = $1,700.
+    snap_gross_test_income: 1_700