Add Tennessee TANF (Families First) - Simplified Implementation

changelog_entry.yaml

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+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+      - Tennessee TANF (Families First) program implementation

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/income/deductions/child_care_deduction.yaml

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+description: Tennessee deducts up to this amount per child for dependent care expenses under the Families First program, based on child age.
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2008-11-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2008-11-01: 200
+  - threshold:
+      2008-11-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2008-11-01: 175
+
+metadata:
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First child care deduction per child
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.16
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf
+    - title: Tennessee Families First State Plan 2024-2027
+      href: https://wioaplans.ed.gov/node/545036

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/income/deductions/earned_income_disregard.yaml

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+description: Tennessee disregards this amount from gross earned income under the Families First program.
+
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 150
+  2024-07-01: 250
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First earned income disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.16 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf
+    - title: Tennessee Families First State Plan 2024-2027
+      href: https://wioaplans.ed.gov/node/545036

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/income/rate.yaml

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+description: Tennessee applies this percentage of Consolidated Need Standard as gross income limit under the Families First program.
+
+values:
+  1996-09-01: 1.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First income limit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20 - Standard of Need/Income
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/tennessee/Tenn-Comp-R-Regs-1240-01-50-.20
+    - title: Tennessee Families First State Plan 2024-2027, Section 4
+      href: https://wioaplans.ed.gov/node/545036

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/consolidated_need_standard.yaml

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+description: Tennessee establishes this Consolidated Need Standard (CNS) for the Families First program, based on family size.
+# Values use 2008 amounts (most recent verifiable source) with 2024 update for family size 3 only (verified via NCCP 2024).
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  breakdown:
+    - range(1, 11)
+  label: Tennessee Families First Consolidated Need Standard
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf
+    - title: National Center for Children in Poverty - Tennessee Families First Profile
+      href: https://www.nccp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TANF-profile-Tennessee.pdf
+
+1:
+  2008-11-01: 696
+2:
+  2008-11-01: 896
+3:
+  2008-11-01: 1_066
+  2024-07-01: 1_549
+4:
+  2008-11-01: 1_211
+5:
+  2008-11-01: 1_335
+6:
+  2008-11-01: 1_441
+7:
+  2008-11-01: 1_534
+8:
+  2008-11-01: 1_617
+9:
+  2008-11-01: 1_691
+10:
+  2008-11-01: 1_760

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/dgpa/age_threshold.yaml

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+description: Tennessee provides the higher Differential Grant Payment Amount (DGPA) when the caretaker relative is at or above this age threshold under the Families First program.
+
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 60
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First DGPA age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20(d)
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/dgpa/amount.yaml

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+description: Tennessee provides up to this Differential Grant Payment Amount (DGPA) under the Families First program, based on family size.
+
+1:
+  2008-11-01: 140
+2:
+  2008-11-01: 192
+3:
+  2008-11-01: 232
+4:
+  2008-11-01: 242
+5:
+  2008-11-01: 291
+6:
+  2008-11-01: 305
+7:
+  2008-11-01: 345
+8:
+  2008-11-01: 386
+9:
+  2008-11-01: 425
+10:
+  2008-11-01: 467
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  breakdown:
+    - range(1, 11)
+  label: Tennessee Families First Differential Grant Payment Amount
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/max_family_size.yaml

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+description: Tennessee caps the benefit schedule at this maximum family size under the Families First program.
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 10
+
+metadata:
+  unit: person
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First maximum family size for benefit schedule
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/minimum_grant.yaml

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+description: Tennessee establishes this minimum grant amount for the Families First program.
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 10
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First minimum grant
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf
+    - title: Tennessee Families First State Plan 2024-2027
+      href: https://wioaplans.ed.gov/node/545036

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/payment/standard_payment_amount.yaml

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+description: Tennessee provides up to this Standard Payment Amount (SPA) under the Families First program, based on assistance group size.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  breakdown:
+    - range(1, 11)
+  label: Tennessee Families First Standard Payment Amount
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.20 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf
+    - title: National Center for Children in Poverty - Tennessee Families First Profile
+      href: https://www.nccp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TANF-profile-Tennessee.pdf
+
+1:
+  2008-11-01: 95
+2:
+  2008-11-01: 142
+3:
+  2008-11-01: 185
+  2024-07-01: 387
+4:
+  2008-11-01: 226
+5:
+  2008-11-01: 264
+6:
+  2008-11-01: 305
+7:
+  2008-11-01: 345
+8:
+  2008-11-01: 386
+9:
+  2008-11-01: 425
+10:
+  2008-11-01: 467

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/resources/limit.yaml

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+description: Tennessee limits Families First eligibility to households with countable resources up to this amount.
+
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 2_000
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First resource limit
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.02 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/resources/vehicle_exemption.yaml

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+description: Tennessee exempts up to this amount of the equity value of one vehicle belonging to the assistance unit from countable resources under the Families First TANF program. The equity value over this amount and the entire equity value of any other vehicle counts toward the asset limit. Note - This value is from the 2008 Administrative Code; no 2024 source with updated value was found.
+
+values:
+  2008-11-01: 4_600
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Tennessee Families First vehicle equity exemption
+  reference:
+    - title: Tennessee Administrative Code § 1240-01-50-.05(3) 
+      href: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1240/1240-01/1240-01-50.20081124.pdf

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/tn/dhs/ff/eligibility/tn_ff_eligible.yaml

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+- name: Household meeting all eligibility criteria is eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 30
+      child:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    tn_ff_eligible: true
+
+- name: Income ineligible household is not eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 30
+      child:
+        age: 8
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: false
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    tn_ff_eligible: false
+
+- name: Resources ineligible household is not eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 30
+      child:
+        age: 12
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: false
+  output:
+    tn_ff_eligible: false
+
+- name: Household with no qualifying child is ineligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      adult1:
+        age: 30
+      adult2:
+        age: 35
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [adult1, adult2]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    # No child under 18
+    tn_ff_eligible: false
+
+- name: Household with child exactly age 17 is eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 40
+      child:
+        age: 17
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    # Child age 17 < 18 (qualifying)
+    tn_ff_eligible: true
+
+- name: Household with child exactly age 18 is ineligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 42
+      child:
+        age: 18
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    # Child age 18 >= 18 (not qualifying)
+    tn_ff_eligible: false
+
+- name: Multiple children with youngest under 18 is eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 45
+      child1:
+        age: 19
+      child2:
+        age: 16
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, child1, child2]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    # Child2 age 16 < 18 (qualifying)
+    tn_ff_eligible: true
+
+- name: Household failing all criteria is ineligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      adult:
+        age: 25
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [adult]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: false
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: false
+  output:
+    # No child, income ineligible, resources ineligible
+    tn_ff_eligible: false
+
+- name: Single parent with infant is eligible
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      parent:
+        age: 22
+      baby:
+        age: 0
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [parent, baby]
+    tn_ff_income_eligible: true
+    tn_ff_resources_eligible: true
+  output:
+    tn_ff_eligible: true