Add New Hampshire TANF program

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Summary

Closes #1480

Implements New Hampshire's Financial Assistance to Needy Families (FANF) program, including the Cliff Effect Initiative changes from September 2022.

Regulatory Authority

• RSA 167:77-g - Adjustment of TANF Financial Assistance
• RSA 167:79 - Employment Program; Eligibility
• NH TANF State Plan - Program overview
• FAM 603 - Deductions and Disregards
• SR 97-03 - TANF Implementation
• BFA SR 22-17 - Resource limit increase
• BFA SR 22-18 - Child care age threshold change
• BFA SR 22-28 - Cliff Effect Initiative (75% disregard)

Income Eligibility Tests

Single Income Test

Net countable income must be at or below the payment standard (60% FPG).

Source: RSA 167:77-g

Income Deductions & Exemptions

Deduction	Applicant	Recipient	Source
Earned Income Disregard	20%	75%	SR 97-03; BFA SR 22-28
Child Care (under 6, FT)	$200/mo	$200/mo	FAM 603.05; BFA SR 22-18
Child Care (under 6, PT)	$100/mo	$100/mo	FAM 603.05
Child Care (6+, FT)	$175/mo	$175/mo	FAM 603.05
Child Care (6+, PT)	$87.50/mo	$87.50/mo	FAM 603.05
SSI	Excluded	Excluded	Federal TANF baseline (42 U.S.C. § 602)

Notes:

• Full-time threshold: $377/month earned income
• A 100% disregard exists for high-demand jobs with medical benefits, but is not implemented due to lack of job classification data

Resource Limits

Status	Limit	Source
Applicant	$1,000	SR 97-03; FAM 403
Recipient	$5,000	BFA SR 22-17 (eff. 07/01/2022)

Income Standards (2024 - 60% FPG Monthly)

Household Size	Payment Standard
1	$753
2	$1,022
3	$1,291
4	$1,560
5	$1,829
6	$2,098
7	$2,367
8	$2,636

Source: RSA 167:77-g (60% of 2024 FPG)

Benefit Calculation

Formula: Benefit = max(Payment Standard - Net Countable Income, 0)

Where:

• Payment Standard = 60% of monthly FPG for household size
• Net Countable Income = Countable Earned Income + Gross Unearned Income
• Countable Earned Income = max((Gross Earned × (1 - disregard_rate)) - Child Care Deduction, 0)
• Disregard rate: 20% for applicants, 75% for recipients

Source: RSA 167:77-g; SR 97-03

Files Added

Parameters (8 files)

parameters/gov/states/nh/dhhs/fanf/
├── income/
│   ├── earned_income_disregard/
│   │   ├── applicant_rate.yaml
│   │   └── recipient_rate.yaml
│   └── child_care_deduction/
│       ├── full_time.yaml
│       ├── part_time.yaml
│       └── full_time_threshold.yaml
├── payment_standard/
│   └── fpg_rate.yaml
└── resources/
    ├── applicant_limit.yaml
    └── recipient_limit.yaml

Variables (8 files)

variables/gov/states/nh/dhhs/fanf/
├── nh_fanf.py
├── nh_fanf_payment_standard.py
├── eligibility/
│   ├── nh_fanf_eligible.py
│   ├── nh_fanf_income_eligible.py
│   └── nh_fanf_resources_eligible.py
└── income/
    ├── nh_fanf_countable_income.py
    ├── nh_fanf_countable_earned_income.py
    └── nh_fanf_child_care_deduction.py

Tests (8 files, 65 tests)

tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nh/dhhs/fanf/
├── integration.yaml (15 tests)
├── nh_fanf.yaml (5 tests)
├── nh_fanf_countable_earned_income.yaml (7 tests)
├── nh_fanf_eligible.yaml (8 tests)
├── nh_fanf_income_eligible.yaml (4 tests)
├── nh_fanf_payment_standard.yaml (5 tests)
├── nh_fanf_resources_eligible.yaml (9 tests)
└── nh_fanf_child_care_deduction.yaml (12 tests)

Example Calculations

Example 1: Applicant with $1,000/month earnings

• Gross Earned Income: $1,000/month
• After 20% disregard: $1,000 × 0.80 = $800
• Payment Standard (2 persons): $1,022
• Benefit: $1,022 - $800 = $222

Example 2: Recipient with same $1,000/month earnings

• Gross Earned Income: $1,000/month
• After 75% disregard: $1,000 × 0.25 = $250
• Payment Standard (2 persons): $1,022
• Benefit: $1,022 - $250 = $772 (vs $222 for applicant - $550 more!)

Example 3: Recipient with child care

• Gross Earned Income: $2,000/month (full-time)
• After 75% disregard: $2,000 × 0.25 = $500
• Child care deduction (child under 6, FT): $200
• Countable earned: $500 - $200 = $300
• Payment Standard (2 persons): $1,022
• Benefit: $1,022 - $300 = $722

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