Add Nebraska LIHEAP regular cooling assistance

changelog.d/ne-liheap-cooling.added.md

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+Add Nebraska LIHEAP regular cooling assistance.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/liheap/regular_payments.yaml

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     - nc_lieap  # North Carolina LIEAP
     - nd_liheap  # North Dakota LIHEAP
     - ne_liheap  # Nebraska LIHEAP
+    - ne_liheap_cooling  # Nebraska LIHEAP cooling
     - nh_fap  # New Hampshire FAP
     - nj_liheap  # New Jersey LIHEAP
     - nm_liheap  # New Mexico LIHEAP

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/cooling/adc_child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: Nebraska qualifies a household for cooling assistance when a member below this age receives Aid to Dependent Children under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+values:
+  2025-10-01: 6
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Nebraska LIHEAP cooling Aid to Dependent Children child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: 476 NAC 2-003(A) Cooling Assistance (a household member who "is a child under age 6 who receives Aid to Dependent Children")
+      href: https://rules.nebraska.gov/api/fileStorage/GetAsByteArray/chapter-pdfs/476%20NAC%202%20(06-26-2022).pdf/1747#page=2
+    - title: Nebraska FY2026 LIHEAP State Plan, section 3.3
+      href: https://liheapch.acf.gov/docs/2026/state-plans/NE_Plan_2026.pdf#page=11

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/cooling/elderly_age.yaml

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+description: Nebraska qualifies a household for cooling assistance when a member is at least this age under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+values:
+  2025-10-01: 70
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Nebraska LIHEAP cooling elderly member age
+  reference:
+    - title: 476 NAC 2-003(B) Cooling Assistance (a household member who "is age 70 or older")
+      href: https://rules.nebraska.gov/api/fileStorage/GetAsByteArray/chapter-pdfs/476%20NAC%202%20(06-26-2022).pdf/1747#page=2
+    - title: Nebraska FY2026 LIHEAP State Plan, section 3.3
+      href: https://liheapch.acf.gov/docs/2026/state-plans/NE_Plan_2026.pdf#page=11

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/cooling/multifamily.yaml

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+description: Nebraska provides these regular multi-family cooling payments by countable income as a share of the federal poverty guideline under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+# The Guidance Document effective October 1, 2026 prints the same table for FY2027.
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: -.inf
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 385
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 0.7
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 335
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 1
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 300
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 1.3
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 273
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: Nebraska LIHEAP multi-family cooling payment
+  reference:
+    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025, Cooling Payment Computation
+      href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document%202026.pdf#page=3
+    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2026, Cooling Payment Computation
+      href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Guidance%20Docs/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document.pdf#page=4
+    - title: Nebraska FY2026 LIHEAP State Plan, section 3.6 (minimum $273, maximum $700)
+      href: https://liheapch.acf.gov/docs/2026/state-plans/NE_Plan_2026.pdf#page=12

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/cooling/single_family.yaml

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+description: Nebraska provides these regular single-family cooling payments by countable income as a share of the federal poverty guideline under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+# The Guidance Document effective October 1, 2026 prints the same table for FY2027.
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: -.inf
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 700
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 0.7
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 595
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 1
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 525
+  - threshold:
+      2025-10-01: 1.3
+    amount:
+      2025-10-01: 478
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: Nebraska LIHEAP single-family cooling payment
+  reference:
+    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025, Cooling Payment Computation
+      href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document%202026.pdf#page=3
+    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2026, Cooling Payment Computation
+      href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Guidance%20Docs/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document.pdf#page=4
+    - title: Nebraska FY2026 LIHEAP State Plan, section 3.6 (minimum $273, maximum $700)
+      href: https://liheapch.acf.gov/docs/2026/state-plans/NE_Plan_2026.pdf#page=12

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/earned_income_disregard.yaml

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-description: Nebraska excludes this share of gross countable earned income when determining regular heating payments under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+description: Nebraska excludes this share of gross countable earned income when determining regular heating and cooling payments under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
 values:
   2025-10-01: 0.2
 metadata:
   unit: /1
   period: year
   label: Nebraska LIHEAP earned income disregard
   reference:
-    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025
+    - title: "Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025, Heating and Cooling Payment Computation #page 2-3"
       href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document%202026.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/fpg_year_lag.yaml

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-description: Nebraska uses federal poverty guidelines from this many years before the modeled heating-season ending year under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+description: Nebraska uses federal poverty guidelines from this many years before the modeled federal fiscal year, for heating and cooling, under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
 values:
   2025-10-01: 1
 metadata:

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ne/dhhs/liheap/payment_size_limit.yaml

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-description: Nebraska limits household size to this number when determining regular heating payment income bands under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
+description: Nebraska limits household size to this number when determining regular heating and cooling payment income bands under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
 values:
   2025-10-01: 6
 metadata:
   unit: person
   period: year
   label: Nebraska LIHEAP payment band household size limit
   reference:
-    - title: Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025
+    - title: "Nebraska LIHEAP Guidance Document effective October 1, 2025, Heating and Cooling Payment Computation #page 2-3"
       href: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/Low%20Income%20Home%20Energy%20Assistance%20Program%20%28LIHEAP%29%20Guidance%20Document%202026.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/programs.yaml

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         variable: ne_liheap
         parameter_prefix: gov.states.ne.dhhs.liheap
         verified_years: "2026"
-        notes: FY2026 regular heating only, with the single-family and multifamily schedules and the earned-income disregard. Crisis, cooling and weatherization assistance are out of scope.
+        notes: FY2026 regular heating, with the single-family and multifamily schedules and the earned-income disregard. Cooling is a separate entry; crisis and weatherization assistance are out of scope.
+      - state: NE
+        status: partial
+        name: Nebraska LIHEAP cooling
+        full_name: Nebraska Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Cooling Assistance
+        variable: ne_liheap_cooling
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.ne.dhhs.liheap
+        verified_years: "2026-2027"
+        notes: FY2026-FY2027 cooling payment by dwelling type for households with a member age 70 or older or a child under 6 receiving ADC. The medical-statement and prior-air-conditioner routes, crisis assistance and air conditioner purchase or repair are out of scope.
       - state: NH
         status: partial
         name: New Hampshire FAP