From 5932390cd81d2d1b0f471a4ac7cc10989fe26263 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ziming Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:15:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update the 2027 NC Special Assistance test case to the announced COLA Case 37 was written from the projected 2027 Social Security uprating index (PR 10160). PR 10225 then recorded the actual 2027 index (328.746, from SSA's 3.6% COLA) and the 2027 FBR (,029), so the model now gives a 2027 basic rate of 1,397 * 328.746 / 317.265 = 1,447.55 -> 1,448 and a benefit of 1,448 + 70 - 1,029 = 489. Each PR passed CI on its own; together they fail states-shard-1 on main and on every PR. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- changelog.d/fix-nc-sa-2027-cola-test.fixed.md | 1 + .../baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/sa/nc_sa.yaml | 16 ++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/fix-nc-sa-2027-cola-test.fixed.md diff --git a/changelog.d/fix-nc-sa-2027-cola-test.fixed.md b/changelog.d/fix-nc-sa-2027-cola-test.fixed.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d90eb8e4cfa --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/fix-nc-sa-2027-cola-test.fixed.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Update the 2027 North Carolina Special Assistance test case to the announced 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/sa/nc_sa.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/sa/nc_sa.yaml index d7a1f2a8e82..5d68f366ba9 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/sa/nc_sa.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nc/ncdhhs/sa/nc_sa.yaml @@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ nc_sa: 0 # G.S. 108A-42.1 adjusts the rates each January 1 by the Social Security -# cost-of-living adjustment. The 2027 rate and FBR are projections. +# cost-of-living adjustment. The 2027 FBR is SSA's announced amount; the 2027 +# rate applies SSA's 2027 uprating index until North Carolina publishes it. # https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_108A/GS_108A-42.1.pdf - name: Case 37, basic facility rate follows the cost-of-living adjustment in 2027. period: 2027-01 @@ -495,13 +496,12 @@ age: 65 nc_sa_care_setting: ADULT_CARE_HOME output: - # 1,397 uprated by the projected Social Security index and rounded to the - # dollar. - nc_sa_rate: 1_436 - # Projected FBR. - ssi: 1_021.83 - # 1,436 + 70 - 1,021.83 = 484.17 -> 484. - nc_sa: 484 + # 1,397 * 328.746 / 317.265 = 1,447.55 -> 1,448. + nc_sa_rate: 1_448 + # 2027 FBR. + ssi: 1_029 + # 1,448 + 70 - 1,029 = 489. + nc_sa: 489 # An applicant "ineligible for SSI solely due to being over income for SSI" # qualifies without applying for SSI (SA-3100 I, II.A.6): "If the a/b