Require a need for care in North Carolina's child care program

changelog.d/nc-scca-need-test.fixed.md

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+Require a need for care in North Carolina's Subsidized Child Care Assistance program under 10A NCAC 10 .0905.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/scca/need/earned_income_sources.yaml

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+description: North Carolina counts these income sources as employment or self-employment under the Subsidized Child Care Assistance need for care.
+values:
+  2019-03-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - sstb_self_employment_income
+    - farm_operations_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: North Carolina SCCA need for care earned income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual, Chapter 5, section III.B, child care to support employment
+      href: https://policies.ncdhhs.gov/wp-content/uploads/Chapter-5-CN-25-3-Establishing-Need-and-Plan-of-Care.pdf#page=5

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/scca/court_supervision.yaml

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     spm_units:
       spm_unit:
         members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        nc_scca_need_eligible: true
         nc_scca_countable_income: 2_150
         spm_unit_pre_subsidy_childcare_expenses: 120_000
     households:

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/scca/entry/nc_scca_entry_eligible.yaml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     spm_units:
       spm_unit:
         members: [person1, child1]
+        nc_scca_need_eligible: true
     households:
       household:
         members: [person1, child1]
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
     spm_units:
       spm_unit:
         members: [person1, child1, child2]
+        nc_scca_need_eligible: true
     households:
       household:
         members: [person1, child1, child2]
@@ -71,3 +73,22 @@
         state_code: SC
   output:
     nc_scca_entry_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 5, an eligible child without a need for care, not entry eligible.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        nc_scca_child_eligible: false
+      child1:
+        nc_scca_child_eligible: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, child1]
+        nc_scca_need_eligible: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, child1]
+        state_code: NC
+  output:
+    nc_scca_entry_eligible: false