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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions changelog_entry.yaml
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- Georgia TANF program implementation
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description: Georgia adds this additional amount to the family maximum for each member beyond size 10 under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

values:
2025-03-01: 17
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need values that start on or before Jan. 1st 2025

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this program has not changed since 1997. I have updated those date.


metadata:
unit: currency-USD
period: month
label: GA TANF family maximum additional amount
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
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description: Georgia limits monthly cash assistance to this base maximum under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

metadata:
unit: currency-USD
period: month
breakdown:
- range(1, 11)
label: GA TANF family maximum base amount
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Section 1525 Income
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/1525/
- title: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute - TANF Basics
href: https://gbpi.org/the-basics-of-georgias-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-program/
publication_date: 2023-01-01

1:
2025-03-01: 155
2:
2025-03-01: 235
3:
2025-03-01: 280
4:
2025-03-01: 330
5:
2025-03-01: 378
6:
2025-03-01: 410
7:
2025-03-01: 444
8:
2025-03-01: 470
9:
2025-03-01: 496
10:
2025-03-01: 530
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description: Georgia sets the gross income ceiling at this rate of the standard of need under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

values:
2025-03-01: 1.85

metadata:
unit: /1
period: month
label: GA TANF gross income ceiling rate
note: Per Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 290-2-28-.02(j), the gross income ceiling is set at 185% of the Standard of Need
reference:
- title: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 290-2-28-.02(j) - Gross income ceiling definition
href: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/290-2-28-.02
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
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description: Georgia adds this additional amount to the standard of need for each member beyond size 10 under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

values:
2025-03-01: 24

metadata:
unit: currency-USD
period: month
label: GA TANF standard of need additional amount
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
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description: Georgia uses this base amount for the standard of need under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

metadata:
unit: currency-USD
period: month
breakdown:
- range(1, 11)
label: GA TANF standard of need base amount
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Section 1525 Income
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/1525/

1:
2025-03-01: 235
2:
2025-03-01: 356
3:
2025-03-01: 424
4:
2025-03-01: 500
5:
2025-03-01: 573
6:
2025-03-01: 621
7:
2025-03-01: 672
8:
2025-03-01: 713
9:
2025-03-01: 751
10:
2025-03-01: 804
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description: Georgia deducts up to this amount for dependent care expenses under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

metadata:
period: month
label: GA TANF monthly childcare deduction per child
type: single_amount
threshold_unit: year
amount_unit: currency-USD
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Section 1615 Deductions
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/1615/
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual PDF, Page 284
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/_exports/tanf-policy-manual.pdf
publication_date: 2025-09-13

brackets:
- threshold:
2025-03-01: 0
amount:
2025-03-01: 200
- threshold:
2025-03-01: 2
amount:
2025-03-01: 175
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description: Georgia deducts this amount from gross earned income under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

values:
2025-03-01: 250

metadata:
unit: currency-USD
period: month
label: GA TANF standard work expense deduction
reference:
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Section 1615 Deductions
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/1615/
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual PDF, Page 284
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/_exports/tanf-policy-manual.pdf
publication_date: 2025-09-13
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description: Georgia limits countable resources to this amount under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

values:
2025-03-01: 1_000

metadata:
unit: currency-USD
label: GA TANF resource limit
reference:
- title: Georgia Administrative Code 290-2-28-.13 Financial Eligibility Requirements
href: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/290-2-28-.13
- title: PAMMS TANF Policy Manual - Appendix A Financial Standards
href: https://pamms.dhs.ga.gov/dfcs/tanf/appendix-a/
publication_date: 2025-03-01
- title: Georgia DFCS TANF Eligibility Requirements
href: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/services/temporary-assistance-needy-families/tanf-eligibility-requirements
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- name: Both income and resources eligible.
period: 2025-01
input:
is_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
is_citizen_or_legal_immigrant: true
state_code: GA
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true
ga_tanf_resources_eligible: true
output:
ga_tanf_eligible: true

- name: Income eligible but resources ineligible.
period: 2025-01
input:
is_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
is_citizen_or_legal_immigrant: true
state_code: GA
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true
ga_tanf_resources_eligible: false
output:
ga_tanf_eligible: false

- name: Resources eligible but income ineligible.
period: 2025-01
input:
is_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
is_citizen_or_legal_immigrant: true
state_code: GA
ga_tanf_income_eligible: false
ga_tanf_resources_eligible: true
output:
ga_tanf_eligible: false

- name: Both income and resources ineligible.
period: 2025-01
input:
is_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
is_citizen_or_legal_immigrant: true
state_code: GA
ga_tanf_income_eligible: false
ga_tanf_resources_eligible: false
output:
ga_tanf_eligible: false
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- name: No income passes both gross and net tests.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
child:
age: 5
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 2: GIC = $356 × 1.85 = $658.60, SON = $356
# Gross income: $0 < $658.60 ✅
# Countable income: $0 < $356 ✅
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true

- name: Low earnings pass both tests.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 6_000 # $500/month
child:
age: 5
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 2: GIC = $658.60, SON = $356
# Gross: $500 < $658.60 ✅
# Countable: $500 - $250 = $250 < $356 ✅
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true

- name: High gross income fails gross income ceiling test.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 10_200 # $850/month
child1:
age: 10
child2:
age: 8
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 3: GIC = $424 × 1.85 = $784.40
# Gross: $850 > $784.40 ✅ FAILS gross test
ga_tanf_income_eligible: false

- name: Pass gross test but fail net income test.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 9_000 # $750/month
child1:
age: 10
child2:
age: 8
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 3: GIC = $784.40, SON = $424
# Gross: $750 < $784.40 ✅ PASSES gross test
# Countable: $750 - $250 = $500 >= $424 ✅ FAILS net test
ga_tanf_income_eligible: false

- name: Countable income one dollar below SON passes net test.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 8_076 # $673/month
child1:
age: 10
child2:
age: 8
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child1, child2]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 3: GIC = $784.40, SON = $424
# Gross: $673 < $784.40 ✅
# Countable: $673 - $250 = $423 < $424 ✅
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true

- name: Unearned income contributes to countable income.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 3_600 # $300/month
child_support_received: 1_200 # $100/month
child:
age: 5
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child]
households:
household:
members: [parent, child]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 2: GIC = $658.60, SON = $356
# Gross: $300 + $100 = $400 < $658.60 ✅
# Countable: ($300 - $250) + $100 = $150 < $356 ✅
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true

- name: Childcare helps family pass net test.
period: 2025-01
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
employment_income_before_lsr: 7_200 # $600/month
child:
age: 1
spm_units:
spm_unit:
members: [parent, child]
childcare_expenses: 2_400 # $200/month
households:
household:
members: [parent, child]
state_code: GA
output:
# Family size 2: GIC = $658.60, SON = $356
# Gross: $600 < $658.60 ✅
# Net earned: ($600 - $250) - $200 = $150
# Countable: $150 < $356 ✅
ga_tanf_income_eligible: true
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