Add Vermont state supplementation for 2026

changelog.d/vt-ssp-2026.added.md

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+Add Vermont federally administered optional AABD supplement rates and calculations for 2026. Add Vermont 2026 Essential Person grants alongside federally administered AABD.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ values:
     - sd_ssp
     # Texas benefits
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    # Vermont benefits
+    - vt_aabd
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
     - va_ag
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ values:
     - sd_ssp
     # Texas benefits
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    # Vermont benefits
+    - vt_aabd
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
     - va_ag
@@ -309,6 +313,8 @@ values:
     - sd_ssp
     # Texas benefits
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    # Vermont benefits
+    - vt_aabd
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
     - va_ag
@@ -428,6 +434,8 @@ values:
     - sd_ssp
     # Texas benefits
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    # Vermont benefits
+    - vt_aabd
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
     - va_ag

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/annual_income/sources/unearned.yaml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ values:
     - ny_ssp
     - ri_ssp
     - sd_ssp
+    - vt_aabd
     - va_ag
     - general_assistance
     - total_unemployment_compensation

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/vt/dcf/aabd/amount/couple.yaml

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+description: Vermont provides this amount as the optional state supplement for an eligible couple under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Vermont AABD couple payment rate
+  breakdown:
+    - vt_aabd_living_arrangement
+  reference:
+    - title: POMS SI 01415.058 M.2.b, Vermont January 2026 couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#m2b
+
+INDEPENDENT:
+  2026-01-01: 105.8
+
+HOUSEHOLD_OF_ANOTHER:
+  2026-01-01: 51.69
+
+RESIDENTIAL_CARE_LEVEL_III:
+  2026-01-01: 103.54
+
+RESIDENTIAL_CARE_LEVEL_IV:
+  2026-01-01: 601.4
+
+CUSTODIAL_CARE:
+  2026-01-01: 356.12
+
+MEDICAID_INSTITUTION:
+  2026-01-01: 99.85
+
+NONE:
+  2026-01-01: 0

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/vt/dcf/aabd/amount/individual.yaml

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+description: Vermont provides this amount as the optional state supplement for an eligible individual under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Vermont AABD individual payment rate
+  breakdown:
+    - vt_aabd_living_arrangement
+  reference:
+    - title: POMS SI 01415.058 M.2.a, Vermont January 2026 recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#m2a
+
+INDEPENDENT:
+  2026-01-01: 55.68
+
+HOUSEHOLD_OF_ANOTHER:
+  2026-01-01: 42.05
+
+RESIDENTIAL_CARE_LEVEL_III:
+  2026-01-01: 51.77
+
+RESIDENTIAL_CARE_LEVEL_IV:
+  2026-01-01: 239.62
+
+CUSTODIAL_CARE:
+  2026-01-01: 105.6
+
+MEDICAID_INSTITUTION:
+  2026-01-01: 49.93
+
+NONE:
+  2026-01-01: 0

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/vt/dcf/aabd/ep/couple_increment.yaml

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+description: Vermont provides this amount as the Essential Person increment for an eligible couple under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 183.84
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Vermont Essential Person couple payment increment
+  reference:
+    - title: "AABD rule 2784(C) #page 44-45"
+      href: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/ESD/Rules/2700-AABD.pdf#page=44
+    - title: Bulletin 25-26, P2740B, AABD-EP payment maximums
+      href: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/ESD/Rules/B25-26.pdf#page=12

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/vt/dcf/aabd/ep/employment_expense.yaml

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+description: Vermont deducts this amount from each worker's earnings as an Essential Person employment expense under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+values:
+  2026-01-01: 90
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Vermont Essential Person employment expense deduction per worker
+  reference:
+    - title: AABD rules 2786 interpretive memo
+      href: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/ESD/Rules/2700-AABD.pdf#page=50

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/vt/dcf/aabd/ep/rate.yaml

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+description: Vermont provides this share of the Essential Person maximum above the combined payment under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Vermont Essential Person care fraction
+  breakdown:
+    - vt_aabd_ep_level
+  reference:
+    - title: AABD rules 2784(A)
+      href: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/ESD/Rules/2700-AABD.pdf#page=44
+
+NONE:
+  2026-01-01: 0
+
+FULL:
+  2026-01-01: 1
+
+PARTIAL_67:
+  2026-01-01: 0.67
+
+PARTIAL_34:
+  2026-01-01: 0.34

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

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ values:
     - sd_ssp
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     - va_ag
+    - vt_aabd
     - wa_ssp
     - wy_ssp
     # Listed elsewhere: ca_state_supplement is an SPM unit variable with no

policyengine_us/programs.yaml

@@ -1257,6 +1257,17 @@ programs:
         notes: Models 2026 locality rates and SSI and non-SSI budgets for certified assisted living,
           adult foster care and supportive housing residents. Conditional resource benefits and
           historical grandfathering are not modeled.
+      - state: VT
+        status: partial
+        name: Vermont optional AABD
+        full_name: Vermont Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled optional supplement
+        variable: vt_aabd
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.vt.dcf.aabd
+        verified_years: "2026"
+        notes: >-
+          Models 2026 federally administered supplements and state Essential Person
+          grants. Mandatory grandfathered payments and the state-administered
+          limited-nursing Level III supplement are not modeled.
 
   - id: social_security
     name: Social Security