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Summary

Closes #7028

Updates SNAP parameters to reflect recent policy changes:

  1. BBCE gross income limits for NM, AK, and add missing SD
  2. Maryland SUA and LUA historical values (backdated with correct January 1 effective dates)
  3. Indiana LUA effective date corrections (May 1, not October 1)

BBCE Updates

File: policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/tanf/non_cash/income_limit/gross.yaml

State Previous New Value Effective Date Source
NM 1.65 2.0 2024-10-01 NM HCA Announcement
AK -.inf 2.0 2025-07-01 Alaska BBCE FAQ
SD MISSING -.inf 2020-07-01 Non-BBCE state

Also added period: year and label metadata.


Maryland Utility Allowance Updates

Maryland does not follow the federal fiscal year (October 1). Instead, Maryland's SUA and LUA are effective January 1 of each year.

Standard Utility Allowance (SUA)

File: policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/deductions/utility/standard/main.yaml

Effective Date Value Source
2021-01-01 $388 AT 21-16
2022-01-01 $431 AT 22-10
2023-01-01 $505 AT 23-03
2024-01-01 $551 IM 24-32
2025-01-01 $557 USDA FY2025 SUA Table

Limited Utility Allowance (LUA)

File: policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/deductions/utility/limited/main.yaml

Effective Date Value Source
2020-01-01 $240 AT 20-09
2021-01-01 $238 AT 21-16
2022-01-01 $264 AT 22-10
2023-01-01 $309 AT 23-03
2024-01-01 $337 IM 24-32
2025-01-01 $341 USDA FY2025 SUA Table

Indiana LUA Effective Date Correction

File: policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/deductions/utility/limited/main.yaml

Indiana does not follow the federal fiscal year (October 1). Instead, Indiana's utility allowances are effective May 1.

Previous Date Corrected Date Value
2021-10-01 2021-05-01 $259
2024-10-01 2024-05-01 $274

Test plan

  • Parameters load successfully
  • All SNAP tests pass

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@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as draft December 26, 2025 16:13
@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as ready for review December 26, 2025 17:00
hua7450 and others added 5 commits December 26, 2025 12:00
- Add NM BBCE source link comment
- Fix MD LUA dates to January 1 (state-specific effective date)
- Fix IN LUA dates to May 1 (state-specific effective date)
- Add comments explaining non-fiscal year states

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@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as draft December 26, 2025 17:00
@hua7450 hua7450 force-pushed the issue-7028-snap-bbce-lua-updates branch from f6c3719 to 4a0a350 Compare December 26, 2025 17:03
@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as ready for review December 26, 2025 17:05
@hua7450 hua7450 merged commit 48cc830 into PolicyEngine:main Dec 29, 2025
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Update SNAP BBCE gross income limits and Maryland LUA

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