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Summary

Implements the West Virginia WV Works (TANF) program.

Fixes #7045

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Income Eligibility Test

Gross income must be at or below 100% of the Standard of Need (SON).

Source: Section 4.5.2

Income Deductions & Exemptions

Deduction Amount Source
Earned Income Disregard 40% of gross earnings Section 4.5.2.A.1
Dependent Care Deduction Actual expenses (no cap) Section 4.5.2.A.2
Child Support Disregard $100 (1 child), $200 (2+ children) Section 4.5.2.B

Income Standards

Household Size Standard of Need (100%) Payment Standard
1 $581 $417
2 $786 $480
3 $991 $542
4 $1,196 $612
5 $1,401 $670
6 $1,606 $734
7 $1,811 $793
8 $2,016 $811
9 $2,221 $811
10+ $2,426 $811

Source: Appendix A

Resource Limit

$2,000 countable resources.

Source: Chapter 11

Benefit Calculation

Benefit = Payment Standard - Countable Income

Where:

  • Countable Earned = (Gross Earned × 0.60) - Dependent Care
  • Countable Unearned = Gross Unearned - Child Support Disregard
  • Countable Income = Countable Earned + Countable Unearned

Source: Section 4.5.3

Test Coverage

50 tests covering:

  • Income eligibility (6 tests)
  • Resource eligibility (5 tests)
  • Combined eligibility (6 tests)
  • Earned income with 40% disregard (5 tests)
  • Dependent care deduction (5 tests)
  • Child support disregard (7 tests)
  • Benefit calculation (6 tests)
  • Full pipeline integration (8 tests)

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hua7450 and others added 2 commits December 27, 2025 14:48
Starting implementation of West Virginia TANF (WV Works) program.
Documentation and parallel development will follow.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements the West Virginia TANF (WV Works) program including:
- Income eligibility with standard of need by household size
- Earned income disregard (40%)
- Resource limits ($2,000)
- Payment standard amounts
- Child supplement calculations
- Benefit calculation with 40% reduction rate

Variables added:
- wv_tanf: Main benefit amount
- wv_tanf_eligible: Overall eligibility
- wv_tanf_income_eligible: Income eligibility test
- wv_tanf_countable_income: Countable income calculation

Includes unit tests and integration tests.

Fixes PolicyEngine#7045

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as ready for review December 28, 2025 19:36
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🟢 Summary: APPROVED with Minor Fixes

The West Virginia WV Works implementation is high quality with comprehensive test coverage (43 tests). All regulatory requirements are correctly implemented. One description formatting issue should be addressed.


✅ Validation Results

Check Result Notes
Regulatory Accuracy PASSED All values match WV Income Maintenance Manual
Reference Quality PASSED All refs have page anchors, authoritative sources
Code Patterns PASSED Proper vectorization, no hard-coded values
Test Coverage GOOD 43 tests, comprehensive scenarios
CI Status Failing uv.lock freshness (merge conflict)

🔴 Critical (Must Fix)

None - No critical functional issues found.


🟡 Should Address

  1. CI Failure: uv.lock freshness check failing. Resolve merge conflict:

    git fetch origin && git merge origin/main
    git checkout --theirs uv.lock && uv lock --upgrade
  2. Description Acronym: 6 parameter files use "WV Works" instead of full name. Per PolicyEngine standards, descriptions should spell out program names:

    File Fix
    payment_standard/amount.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
    standard_of_need/amount.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
    earned_income_disregard/rate.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
    child_support_disregard.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
    resources/limit.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
    max_household_size.yaml "WV Works" → "West Virginia Works"
  3. Reference Page Anchor Missing: wv_works_resources_eligible.py reference URL should include #page=XX


🟢 Suggestions (Optional)

  1. Add boundary tests: Consider tests for income exactly $1 above threshold
  2. Reference title consistency: Minor formatting differences in Appendix A titles (e.g., "Income Limit" vs "Income Limits")

Verification Summary

Key Parameter Values Verified:

Parameter Value Source
Earned Income Disregard 40% Section 4.5.2.A.1
Child Support Disregard $100/$200 Section 4.5.2.B
Standard of Need (Size 3) $991 Appendix A
Payment Standard (Size 3) $542 Appendix A
Resource Limit $2,000 Chapter 11

Manual Calculation Verified (Integration Case 8):

  • Gross earned: $500/month
  • After 40% disregard: $500 × 0.60 = $300
  • Childcare: $100 → Countable earned: $200
  • Child support: $150, 1 child → $100 disregard → Countable unearned: $50
  • Total countable: $250
  • Payment standard (size 2): $480
  • Benefit: $480 - $250 = $230 ✓

Code Quality Highlights

  • ✅ Uses adds for pure aggregation (wv_works_countable_income)
  • ✅ Uses add() > 0 pattern for immigration check
  • ✅ Uses max_() to prevent negative values
  • ✅ Uses period.this_year for stock variables (assets, children count)
  • ✅ All values parameterized (no hard-coded numbers)
  • ✅ Excellent test documentation with calculation comments
  • ✅ Correct child support disregard bracket structure

Next Steps

  1. Resolve uv.lock merge conflict (required for CI)
  2. Update 6 parameter descriptions to use "West Virginia Works" (should fix)
  3. Add page anchor to resources_eligible reference (optional)

To auto-fix issues: /fix-pr 7046

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