Implement Connecticut State Supplementary Payment (SSP)

changelog.d/ct-ssp.added.md

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+Add Connecticut State Supplementary Payment (SSP).

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml

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   2023-01-01:
     # Delaware benefits
     - de_ssp
+    # Connecticut benefits
+    - ct_ssp
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_state_supplement
     # Colorado benefits
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   2024-01-01:
     # Delaware benefits
     - de_ssp
+    # Connecticut benefits
+    - ct_ssp
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_state_supplement
     # Colorado benefits

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/disregard/earned/aged_disabled_initial.yaml

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+description: Connecticut disregards this initial amount of earned income for aged and disabled recipients under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 65
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP aged/disabled earned income initial disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 5030.10 - Earned Income Disregards
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#5030.10
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/disregard/earned/blind_initial.yaml

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+description: Connecticut disregards this initial amount of earned income for blind recipients under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP blind earned income initial disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 5030.10 - Earned Income Disregards
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#5030.10
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/disregard/earned/rate.yaml

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+description: Connecticut disregards this share of remaining earned income under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 0.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP earned income disregard rate
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 5030.10 - Earned Income Disregards
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#5030.10
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (January 2026)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart-effective-010126.pdf
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2005/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/disregard/unearned.yaml

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+description: Connecticut disregards this amount of unearned income under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP unearned income disregard
+  breakdown:
+    - ct_ssp_living_arrangement
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 5030.15 - Unearned Income Disregards
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#5030.15
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (January 2026)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart-effective-010126.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (October 2025)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (July 2022)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20221124121428/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DSS/Fact-Sheets-and-Issue-Briefs/Fact-Sheets/DSS-Program-Standards-Chart-Effective-7-1-2022-1.xlsx
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2005/ct.html
+
+COMMUNITY_ALONE:
+  2005-01-01: 183
+  2011-01-01: 278
+  2022-07-01: 409
+  2025-10-01: 535
+  2026-01-01: 562
+
+COMMUNITY_SHARED:
+  2005-01-01: 250.90
+  2011-01-01: 345.90
+  2022-07-01: 476.90
+  2025-10-01: 602.90
+  2026-01-01: 629.90
+
+BOARDING_HOME:
+  2005-01-01: 90.70
+  2011-01-01: 185.70
+  2022-07-01: 316.70
+  2025-10-01: 442.70
+  2026-01-01: 469.70
+
+SNF:
+  2005-01-01: 183
+  2011-01-01: 278
+  2022-07-01: 409
+  2025-10-01: 535
+  2026-01-01: 562

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/eligibility/asset_limit/couple.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits couple countable resources to this amount under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 2_400
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP couple asset limit
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 4005.10 - Resource Limits
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#4005.10
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/eligibility/asset_limit/individual.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits individual countable resources to this amount under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 1_600
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP individual asset limit
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 4005.10 - Resource Limits
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#4005.10
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/eligibility/income_cap_rate.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits gross income to this multiple of the federal SSI benefit rate under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+values:
+  1974-01-01: 3
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP income cap rate
+  reference:
+    - title: CGS 17b-600 - State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319s.htm#sec_17b-600
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2005/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/personal_needs_allowance.yaml

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+description: Connecticut provides this amount as the personal needs allowance under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP personal needs allowance
+  breakdown:
+    - ct_ssp_living_arrangement
+  reference:
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (October 2025)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (July 2022)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20221124121428/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DSS/Fact-Sheets-and-Issue-Briefs/Fact-Sheets/DSS-Program-Standards-Chart-Effective-7-1-2022-1.xlsx
+    - title: UPM 4520.20 - Medicaid Facility Residents
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#4520.20
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+
+COMMUNITY_ALONE:
+  2022-07-01: 180.55
+  2025-10-01: 197.35
+
+COMMUNITY_SHARED:
+  2022-07-01: 180.55
+  2025-10-01: 197.35
+
+BOARDING_HOME:
+  2022-07-01: 31.79
+  2024-07-01: 34.75
+
+SNF:
+  2022-07-01: 75

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/personal_needs_allowance_married.yaml

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+description: Connecticut provides this amount as the personal needs allowance for a married person living in the community under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+values:
+  2022-07-01: 181.65
+  2025-10-01: 198.55
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP community married personal needs allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (October 2025)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (July 2022)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20221124121428/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DSS/Fact-Sheets-and-Issue-Briefs/Fact-Sheets/DSS-Program-Standards-Chart-Effective-7-1-2022-1.xlsx
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/shelter_allowance.yaml

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+description: Connecticut provides this amount as the maximum shelter allowance under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP shelter allowance
+  breakdown:
+    - ct_ssp_living_arrangement
+  reference:
+    - title: UPM 4520.10 - Community Living Arrangements
+      href: https://www.ctdssmap.com/CTPortal/Information/Get/UPM#4520.10
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (January 2026)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart-effective-010126.pdf
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2005/ct.html
+
+COMMUNITY_ALONE:
+  2005-01-01: 400
+
+COMMUNITY_SHARED:
+  2005-01-01: 200
+
+BOARDING_HOME:
+  2005-01-01: 0
+
+SNF:
+  2005-01-01: 0

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/dss/ssp/special_needs/therapeutic_diet.yaml

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+description: Connecticut provides this amount as a therapeutic diet allowance under the State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program.
+values:
+  2005-01-01: 36.20
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Connecticut SSP therapeutic diet allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (January 2026)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart-effective-010126.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (October 2025)
+      href: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dss/fact-sheets-and-issue-briefs/fact-sheets/dss-program-standards-chart.pdf
+    - title: DSS Program Standards Chart (July 2022)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20221124121428/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DSS/Fact-Sheets-and-Issue-Briefs/Fact-Sheets/DSS-Program-Standards-Chart-Effective-7-1-2022-1.xlsx
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/ct.html
+    - title: SSA State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005 - Connecticut
+      href: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2005/ct.html