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@hua7450 hua7450 commented May 20, 2026

Fixes #8359.

Summary

Adds San Mateo County General Assistance as a local California cash assistance program.

Regulatory Authority

  • San Mateo County Human Services Agency General Assistance Fact Sheet, dated February 2025
  • San Mateo County Human Services Agency Standards of Assistance, C-335 Rev. 12.2025
  • San Mateo County Board File 26-290, increasing the NMOHC with BHRS/SMMC referral standard effective January 1, 2026

Modeled Rules

Requirement Coverage
San Mateo County residency in_smc
Qualified immigration status ca_smc_general_assistance_immigration_status_eligible_person and parameter list
Countable income ca_smc_general_assistance_countable_income using income/sources.yaml
Income eligibility Countable income at or below the applicable payment standard
Property eligibility Property below $1,464
Vehicle exclusion Excludes one vehicle regardless of value
Living arrangement standards Enum input covering independent living, drug/alcohol treatment, NMOHC without referral, and NMOHC with referral
Benefit amount max(payment standard - countable income, 0)

Payment Standards

  • Independent living: $732, effective 2023-10-01
  • Drug and alcohol treatment center: $732, effective 2023-10-01
  • NMOHC without BHRS/SMMC referral: $732, effective 2023-10-01
  • NMOHC with BHRS/SMMC referral: $1,599.07, effective 2025-01-01; $1,626.07, effective 2026-01-01

Not Modeled

  • Age factor, because public sources list age as a factor but do not publish a threshold.
  • ID/SSN verification, interview, QR7/renewal/reporting, application processing timeline, work activity compliance, other-income application requirement, and the six-month-in-twelve employable-recipient time limit.

Tests

policyengine-core test policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/local/ca/smc -c policyengine_us -v
make format

Result: 33 focused tests passed; formatter and ruff checks passed.

Known Failing Tests

None.

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