hua7450 · Oct 20, 2026 · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/va-ssp-2026.added.md b/changelog.d/va-ssp-2026.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add Virginia Auxiliary Grant for 2026.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # Wyoming benefits
     - wy_ssp
     # Massachusetts benefits
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # Wyoming benefits
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # Wyoming benefits
@@ -427,6 +430,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # Wyoming benefits

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/annual_income/sources/unearned.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/annual_income/sources/unearned.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ values:
     - ny_ssp
     - ri_ssp
     - sd_ssp
+    - va_ag
     - general_assistance
     - total_unemployment_compensation
     - child_support_received

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/excluded_unearned_sources.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/excluded_unearned_sources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: Virginia excludes these sources from countable unearned income under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  # Section 24.1.1 excludes interest and dividends earned on countable resources.
+  # Section 24.1.2 counts interest on some excluded resources, which the inputs
+  # do not identify, so all interest and dividends are excluded.
+  2019-07-01:
+    - dividend_income
+    - interest_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant non-SSI excluded unearned income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Chapter I section 24.1
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=439
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/northern_virginia_localities.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/northern_virginia_localities.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+description: Virginia applies the Planning District Eight care rate in these localities under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2026-01-01:
+    - ARLINGTON_COUNTY_VA
+    - FAIRFAX_COUNTY_VA
+    - LOUDOUN_COUNTY_VA
+    - PRINCE_WILLIAM_COUNTY_VA
+    - ALEXANDRIA_CITY_VA
+    - FAIRFAX_CITY_VA
+    - FALLS_CHURCH_CITY_VA
+    - MANASSAS_CITY_VA
+    - MANASSAS_PARK_CITY_VA
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Northern Virginia localities
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Supportive Housing, AG rate and approved provider listing
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=542
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/personal_needs_allowance.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/personal_needs_allowance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: Virginia provides this monthly personal needs allowance under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 87
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant personal needs allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: Va. Code § 51.5-160(C)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title51.5/chapter14/section51.5-160/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/proration_days.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/proration_days.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Virginia divides the monthly care rate by this number of days to prorate the entry month under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2017-07-01: 30
+
+metadata:
+  unit: day
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant proration days
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Chapter J section 3.3
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=522
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/fbr_offset.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/fbr_offset.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+description: Virginia sets the maximum monthly care rate outside Planning District Eight at this amount above the federal Supplemental Security Income benefit rate under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  # Derived, not stated in law: 2,130 - 994 = 1,136 (2,103 - 967 and
+  # 2,079 - 943 also give 1,136). Tying the rate to the FBR passes through
+  # federal increases (Item 332 A.3; 20 CFR 416.2096); a reform that lowered
+  # the FBR would also lower this rate below the appropriated amount.
+  2026-01-01: 1_136
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant care rate offset above the SSI federal benefit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 22VAC30-80-50
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency30/chapter80/section50/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
+    - title: 20 CFR 416.2096
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-III/part-416/subpart-T/section-416.2096
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/northern_virginia_differential.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/northern_virginia_differential.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: Virginia increases the maximum monthly care rate by this share in Planning District Eight under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2026-01-01: 0.15
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Planning District Eight care rate differential
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A.1
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A.1
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ values:
     - sc_ssi_state_supplement
     - sd_ssp
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    - va_ag
     - wa_ssp
     - wy_ssp
     # Listed elsewhere: ca_state_supplement is an SPM unit variable with no

diff --git a/policyengine_us/programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/programs.yaml
@@ -1202,6 +1202,16 @@ programs:
         notes: Models 2026 independent living and certified nonwaiver assisted living/adult foster
           care supplements. Out-of-state placements, historical mandatory supplements and claim
           administration are not modeled.
+      - state: VA
+        status: partial
+        name: Virginia Auxiliary Grant
+        full_name: Virginia Auxiliary Grant
+        variable: va_ag
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.va.dars.ag
+        verified_years: '2026'
+        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.
 
   - id: social_security
     name: Social Security
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ values: @@
         - ny_ssp
         - ri_ssp
         - sd_ssp
+        - va_ag
         - general_assistance
         - total_unemployment_compensation
         - child_support_received
@@ Expand Down @@