Update California LIHEAP utility and WPO tables for FY2027 #10848

Summary

California's LIHEAP utility and Wood, Propane and Oil (WPO) payments still use the FY2026 county tables in period 2027. CSD's draft FY2027 state plan prints the FY2027 tables, and every county amount moves. Add 2026-10-01 values for heating and cooling.

Sources

• CSD, FY2027 draft LIHEAP state plan: "2027 LIHEAP County Base Benefit Amounts (BBA)" for all 58 counties, pages 190-191; household-size rule, page 192 ("Household sizes 2 through 6 each receive an additional $19"); 2027 WPO tables, pages 193-196. https://www.csd.ca.gov/Shared%20Documents/2027-Draft-LIHEAP-State-Plan.pdf#page=190
• Accepted FY2027 ACF plan, item 3.6: "Minimum Benefit $246 Maximum Benefit $887". https://liheapch.acf.gov/docs/2027/state-plans/CA_Plan_2027.pdf#page=11

The draft table's lowest cell (San Luis Obispo, group IV, $246) and highest cell (Nevada County, group I, $792; $792 + 5 × $19 = $887) match the accepted plan's range.

What changes

• gov.states.ca.csd.liheap.payment.utility_base_amount: one 2026-10-01 entry per county and income group, from pages 190-191.
• The WPO liquid and wood amounts from pages 193-196, dated 2026-10-01.
• Period 2027 YAML cases for a county where the amount falls and one where it rises, for example (group I, one person): Imperial $621 to $560, Nevada County $837 to $792, Del Norte $674 to $737.
• programs.yaml: add 2027 to verified_years for the California entries once the tests are in.

Notes

• The CSD file is labelled draft, and no final FY2027 plan is posted at the matching CSD address. Check the final plan when CSD posts it.
• Raised in review of Pay California's regular HEAP utility benefit to cooling-only households #10732, which pays the utility benefit to cooling-only households and keeps the FY2026 tables for 2027, as main does for heating.

Related

#256 (LIHEAP epic).