Add Wyoming POWER program

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Summary

Implements Wyoming's Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities (POWER) program, the state's TANF cash assistance program.

Closes #7080

Regulatory Authority

• Wyoming Statute 42-2-103: POWER program eligibility, earned income disregards, time limits
• Wyoming DFS SNAP and POWER Policy Manual: Program administration, income counting, benefit calculation
• 45 CFR Part 261: Federal TANF requirements

Income Eligibility Tests

Income Limit Test

Countable income must be less than the payment standard for household size.

Source: Wyoming DFS Policy Manual Section 1101

Resource Limit

• $5,000 for all assistance unit sizes

Source: Wyoming DFS Table II

Income Deductions & Exemptions

Earned Income Disregard

Wyoming uses flat dollar disregards rather than percentage-based:

Recipient Type	Monthly Disregard
Single individual	$600
Married couple	$1,200

Source: W.S. 42-2-103(a)(iv)

Additional Individual Disregard (Not Modeled)

Per W.S. 42-2-103(a)(iv), the department may establish an additional individual earned income disregard as part of a person's self-sufficiency plan, with these conditions:

Rule	Description
(A) Work hours requirement	Only available when working enough hours to meet federal TANF work participation requirements (Section 407 of P.L. 104-193)
(B) Hourly cap	Cannot exceed $6.50/hour ($7.50/hour in high cost of living areas)
(C) Time-limited phase-out	50% of preemployment POWER grant for first 6 months, then 25% for next 6 months
(D) Time limit counting	First period counts toward 5-year limit; second period from state MOE funds
(E) Conditions	May be conditioned on completing self-sufficiency plan
(F) Discretionary	Decision is discretionary with the department

Income Standards (Payment Standards)

Shelter Qualified (Family Pays Housing Costs)

Household Size	2018-2019	2025-2026
1	$384	$512
2	$635	$847
3	$675	$902
4	$675	$902
5	$717	$959
6	$717	$959
7+	$758	$1,015

Shelter Disqualified (Housing Costs Covered)

Household Size	2018-2019	2025-2026
1	$225	$298
2	$405	$541
3	$465	$620
4	$465	$620
5	$526	$702
6	$526	$702
7+	$586	$783

Source: Wyoming DFS Table II POWER Income Limits

⚠️ Historical Data Gap: Parameters currently only have values for 2018-07-01 (FY 2018-2019) and 2025-07-01 (FY 2025-2026). Intermediate years (2019-2024) need backdating when historical Table II documents become available. Wyoming applies annual COLA adjustments tied to a local cost-of-living index.

Benefit Calculation

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

Where:

• Countable Income = Countable Earned Income + Gross Unearned Income
• Countable Earned Income = max(Gross Earned Income - Disregard, 0)
• Disregard = $600 (single) or $1,200 (married couple)

Source: Wyoming DFS SNAP and POWER Policy Manual Section 1101

Files Added

Parameters (6 files)

gov/states/wy/dfs/power/
├── payment_standard/
│   ├── shelter_qualified.yaml
│   ├── shelter_disqualified.yaml
│   └── max_unit_size.yaml
├── resources/
│   └── limit.yaml
└── income/disregard/
    ├── individual.yaml
    └── married_couple.yaml

Variables (9 files)

gov/states/wy/dfs/power/
├── wy_power.py
├── wy_power_payment_standard.py
├── wy_power_shelter_qualified.py
├── eligibility/
│   ├── wy_power_eligible.py
│   ├── wy_power_income_eligible.py
│   └── wy_power_resources_eligible.py
└── income/
    ├── wy_power_countable_income.py
    ├── wy_power_countable_earned_income.py
    └── wy_power_earned_income_disregard.py

Tests (8 files)

tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/wy/dfs/power/
├── integration.yaml
├── wy_power.yaml
├── wy_power_countable_earned_income.yaml
├── wy_power_earned_income_disregard.yaml
├── wy_power_eligible.yaml
├── wy_power_income_eligible.yaml
├── wy_power_payment_standard.yaml
└── wy_power_resources_eligible.yaml

Implementation Notes

• Simplified approach: Uses federal baseline for gross income (tanf_gross_earned_income, tanf_gross_unearned_income) and demographic eligibility (is_demographic_tanf_eligible)
• State-specific: Income disregards, payment standards, eligibility thresholds
• Unique feature: Wyoming's flat $600/$1,200 earned income disregard (vs. percentage-based in other states)
• Payment schedule: Sizes 7-12 use the same payment standard (capped at size 7 values)
• Historical data: Currently includes 2018-2019 and 2025-2026 values; intermediate years need backdating

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