From d24a7f9f04a2d9d62175a97c3a8aadcf134554bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ziming Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:13:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update HI TANF Standard of Assistance rate from 48% to 62% (eff. 2025-03-01) Hawaii raised the TANF/TAONF monthly assistance allowance from 48% to 62% of the standard of need effective March 1, 2025 (DHS BESSD section 346-51.5 HRS report). The standard of need ($1,590 for a family of 3) stays frozen at the 2006 Hawaii FPL; only the assistance-allowance rate changed. Family of 3: 1,590 x 0.62 x 0.80 (mandatory-work reduction) = 788.64, matching the DHS worked example ($610 -> $789). Closes #8654 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) --- .../hi-tanf-soa-rate-increase.changed.md | 1 + .../dhs/tanf/standard_of_assistance/rate.yaml | 3 +++ .../tanf/hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard.yaml | 24 +++++++++++++++++ .../hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.yaml | 27 +++++++++++++++++-- .../hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.py | 4 ++- 5 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/hi-tanf-soa-rate-increase.changed.md diff --git a/changelog.d/hi-tanf-soa-rate-increase.changed.md b/changelog.d/hi-tanf-soa-rate-increase.changed.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1d7b6cf6267 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/hi-tanf-soa-rate-increase.changed.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Updated Hawaii TANF Standard of Assistance rate from 48% to 62% of the standard of need, effective March 1, 2025. diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/standard_of_assistance/rate.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/standard_of_assistance/rate.yaml index 86b5819a1e4..54b6b52f0c8 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/standard_of_assistance/rate.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/standard_of_assistance/rate.yaml @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ description: Hawaii sets the Standard of Assistance to this share of the Standar values: 2007-07-01: 0.5 2009-07-01: 0.48 + 2025-03-01: 0.62 metadata: unit: /1 @@ -13,3 +14,5 @@ metadata: href: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Section-346-54-HRS-Public-Assistance-Expenditures-Report-2016.pdf#page=1 - title: Hawaii TANF State Plan 11.1 Income and Benefit Standards (Effective October 1, 2023) href: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hawaii_TANF_State_Plan_Signed_Certified-Eff_20231001.pdf#page=22 + - title: Hawaii DHS BESSD Section 346-51.5 HRS TANF Report to the 33rd Legislature (March 20, 2025) - allowance increased from 48% to 62% of the standard of need effective March 1, 2025 + href: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RYamane_2025-HRS-Sect-346-51.5-TANF-Legislative-Report-DHS-BESSD-signed.pdf#page=5 diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard.yaml index e8e98564cd3..61da324deab 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard.yaml @@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ # 939 * 0.48 * 0.80 = 360.58 hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard: 360.58 +- name: Case 4, family of 3 after the March 1 2025 rate increase (48% to 62%). + period: 2026-01 + absolute_error_margin: 0.01 + input: + people: + person1: + age: 30 + person2: + age: 5 + person3: + age: 3 + spm_units: + spm_unit: + members: [person1, person2, person3] + households: + household: + members: [person1, person2, person3] + state_code: HI + output: + # SON (size 3): 1590 + # SOA = 1590 * 0.62 = 985.80 + # After 20% mandatory-work reduction: 985.80 * 0.80 = 788.64 + hi_tanf_max_benefit_standard: 788.64 + - name: Case 3, non-Hawaii household returns zero. period: 2024-01 absolute_error_margin: 0.01 diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.yaml index 613273691b7..de0912241ad 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Hawaii TANF maximum benefit reflects the steady-state mandatory-work -# Standard of Assistance: SON × SOA rate (0.48) × (1 - mandatory-work -# reduction (0.20)). This matches the figure reported by CBPP and the +# Standard of Assistance: SON × SOA rate × (1 - mandatory-work +# reduction (0.20)). The SOA rate is 0.48 through February 2025 and +# 0.62 from March 1, 2025 (DHS BESSD § 346-51.5 HRS report). This +# matches the figure reported by CBPP and the # Urban Welfare Rules Database (CBPP "Continued Increases in TANF # Benefit Levels", May 2024 / Feb 2025) and Hawaii TANF State Plan # 11.1, footnote 4. @@ -241,3 +243,24 @@ output: # 3872 × 0.48 × 0.80 = 1486.848 (caps at size 10) hi_tanf_maximum_benefit: 1_486.848 + +- name: Case 10, family of 3 after the March 1 2025 rate increase (48% to 62%). + period: 2026-01 + input: + people: + person1: + age: 30 + person2: + age: 28 + person3: + age: 5 + spm_units: + spm_unit: + members: [person1, person2, person3] + households: + household: + members: [person1, person2, person3] + state_code: HI + output: + # 1590 × 0.62 × 0.80 = 788.64 (DHS worked example: $610 -> $789) + hi_tanf_maximum_benefit: 788.64 diff --git a/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.py b/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.py index a1d9816b583..cbc945ded03 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.py +++ b/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/tanf/hi_tanf_maximum_benefit.py @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ def formula(spm_unit, period, parameters): # Standard of Need (SON) = 100% of 2006 Hawaii FPG. son = p.standard_of_need.amount[capped_size] - # Standard of Assistance (SOA) = SON × 48% per HI TANF State Plan 11.1. + # Standard of Assistance (SOA) = SON × the standard-of-assistance + # rate (48% per HI TANF State Plan 11.1; raised to 62% effective + # March 1, 2025 per the DHS BESSD § 346-51.5 HRS report). soa = son * p.standard_of_assistance.rate # Per HI TANF State Plan 11.1 footnote 4: SOA is further reduced by 20%