Support qualifying work-program participation in SNAP ABAWD work requirement

changelog.d/snap-abawd-work-program-hours.added.md

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+SNAP ABAWD work requirement support for qualifying work-program hours and workfare participation under 7 CFR 273.24(a)(1).

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml

@@ -461,3 +461,65 @@
     state_code: CA
   output:
     meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: false
+
+# =====================================================
+# Work program and workfare participation —
+# 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(2); 7 CFR 273.24(a)(1)
+# =====================================================
+
+# --- 273.24(a)(1)(ii): Work program participation 20+ hrs ---
+
+- name: Case 33, work program participation of 20 hrs meets requirement.
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 0
+    weekly_snap_work_program_hours: 20
+    is_disabled: false
+  output:
+    meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true
+
+# --- 273.24(a)(1)(iii): Combination of work and work program hours ---
+
+- name: Case 34, combined work and work program hours of 20 meet requirement.
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 10
+    weekly_snap_work_program_hours: 10
+    is_disabled: false
+  output:
+    meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true
+
+- name: Case 35, combined work and work program hours below 20 fail.
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 10
+    weekly_snap_work_program_hours: 9
+    is_disabled: false
+  output:
+    meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: false
+
+# --- 273.24(a)(1)(iv): Workfare participation ---
+
+- name: Case 36, workfare participant meets requirement regardless of hours.
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 0
+    is_snap_workfare_participant: true
+    is_disabled: false
+  output:
+    meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true
+
+- name: Case 37, post-HR1 work program participation of 20 hrs meets requirement.
+  period: 2027
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    age: 30
+    weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 0
+    weekly_snap_work_program_hours: 20
+    is_disabled: false
+  output:
+    meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true

policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_workfare_participant.py

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+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class is_snap_workfare_participant(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = Person
+    label = "participates in and complies with a SNAP workfare program"
+    documentation = (
+        "Whether the person participates in and complies with the "
+        "requirements of a workfare program under 7 CFR 273.7(m) or a "
+        "comparable state or local program. Workfare participation "
+        "satisfies the SNAP ABAWD work requirement regardless of the "
+        "number of hours, since workfare hours are set by dividing the "
+        "household benefit by the minimum wage (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(2)(C); "
+        "7 CFR 273.24(a)(1)(iv)). Survey data does not capture this "
+        "input, so it defaults to false; see PolicyEngine/populace#249 "
+        "for the companion data issue."
+    )
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    reference = (
+        "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/2015#o_2_C",
+        "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.24#a_1_iv",
+    )

policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.py

@@ -23,9 +23,22 @@ def formula(person, period, parameters):
             p.age_threshold.exempted.calc(age),
             p_pre.age_threshold.exempted.calc(age),
         )
-        # Work activity
+        # Work activity — 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(2); 7 CFR 273.24(a)(1):
+        # (i) work 20+ hours per week, (ii) participate in and comply
+        # with a qualifying work program 20+ hours per week, or
+        # (iii) any combination of work and work program participation
+        # totaling 20+ hours per week.
         weekly_hours_worked = person("weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr", period.this_year)
-        is_working = weekly_hours_worked >= p.weekly_hours_threshold
+        work_program_hours = person("weekly_snap_work_program_hours", period.this_year)
+        combined_weekly_hours = weekly_hours_worked + work_program_hours
+        meets_hours_threshold = combined_weekly_hours >= p.weekly_hours_threshold
+        # (iv) participate in and comply with a workfare program under
+        # 7 CFR 273.7(m), which satisfies the requirement regardless of
+        # hours.
+        is_workfare_participant = person(
+            "is_snap_workfare_participant", period.this_year
+        )
+        is_working = meets_hours_threshold | is_workfare_participant
         # (B) Disability — 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)(B)
         is_disabled = person("is_disabled", period)
         # (C) Parent with qualifying child — 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)(C)

policyengine_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/weekly_snap_work_program_hours.py

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+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class weekly_snap_work_program_hours(Variable):
+    value_type = float
+    entity = Person
+    label = "average weekly hours of participation in a SNAP qualifying work program"
+    unit = "hour"
+    documentation = (
+        "Average weekly hours of participation in and compliance with a "
+        "work program qualifying under the SNAP ABAWD work requirement, "
+        "such as a SNAP Employment and Training program, a program under "
+        "the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or a program under "
+        "section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(1)(B); "
+        "7 CFR 273.24(a)(3)). These hours count toward the 20-hour weekly "
+        "ABAWD work-activity threshold, alone or combined with hours of "
+        "employment (7 CFR 273.24(a)(1)(i)-(iii)). Survey data does not "
+        "capture this input, so it defaults to zero; see "
+        "PolicyEngine/populace#249 for the companion data issue."
+    )
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    reference = (
+        "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/2015#o_2",
+        "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.24#a_1",
+    )