hua7450 · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/va-ssp-2026.added.md b/changelog.d/va-ssp-2026.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add Virginia Auxiliary Grant for 2026.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_eaedc
     # DC benefits
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # North Carolina benefits
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # North Carolina benefits
@@ -370,6 +373,7 @@ values:
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
     # Virginia benefits
     - va_child_care_subsidies
+    - va_ag
     # West Virginia benefits
     - wv_child_care_subsidies
     # North Carolina benefits
@@ -401,6 +405,7 @@ values:
     - nj_property_tax_relief
     # New York benefits
     - ny_child_care_subsidies
+
 metadata:
   unit: list
   period: year

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/annual_income/sources/unearned.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/annual_income/sources/unearned.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ values:
     - strike_benefits
     - social_security
     - ssi
+    - va_ag
     - general_assistance
     - total_unemployment_compensation
     - child_support_received
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ values:
     - disability_benefits
     - survivor_benefits
     - financial_assistance
+
 metadata:
   unit: list
   period: year

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/excluded_unearned_sources.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/excluded_unearned_sources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: Virginia excludes these sources from countable unearned income under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  # Section 24.1.1 excludes interest and dividends earned on countable resources.
+  # Section 24.1.2 counts interest on some excluded resources, which the inputs
+  # do not identify, so all interest and dividends are excluded.
+  2019-07-01:
+    - dividend_income
+    - interest_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant non-SSI excluded unearned income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Chapter I section 24.1
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=439
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/northern_virginia_localities.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/northern_virginia_localities.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+description: Virginia applies the Planning District Eight care rate in these localities under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2026-01-01:
+    - ARLINGTON_COUNTY_VA
+    - FAIRFAX_COUNTY_VA
+    - LOUDOUN_COUNTY_VA
+    - PRINCE_WILLIAM_COUNTY_VA
+    - ALEXANDRIA_CITY_VA
+    - FAIRFAX_CITY_VA
+    - FALLS_CHURCH_CITY_VA
+    - MANASSAS_CITY_VA
+    - MANASSAS_PARK_CITY_VA
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Northern Virginia localities
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Supportive Housing, AG rate and approved provider listing
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=542
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/personal_needs_allowance.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/personal_needs_allowance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: Virginia provides this monthly personal needs allowance under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 87
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant personal needs allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: Va. Code § 51.5-160(C)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title51.5/chapter14/section51.5-160/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/proration_days.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/proration_days.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Virginia divides the monthly care rate by this number of days to prorate the entry month under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2017-07-01: 30
+
+metadata:
+  unit: day
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant proration days
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Manual, Chapter J section 3.3
+      href: https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C262%5CGDoc_DARS_5346_v2.pdf#page=522
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/fbr_offset.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/fbr_offset.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+description: Virginia sets the maximum monthly care rate outside Planning District Eight at this amount above the federal Supplemental Security Income benefit rate under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  # Derived, not stated in law: 2,130 - 994 = 1,136 (2,103 - 967 and
+  # 2,079 - 943 also give 1,136). Tying the rate to the FBR passes through
+  # federal increases (Item 332 A.3; 20 CFR 416.2096); a reform that lowered
+  # the FBR would also lower this rate below the appropriated amount.
+  2026-01-01: 1_136
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant care rate offset above the SSI federal benefit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 22VAC30-80-50
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency30/chapter80/section50/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
+    - title: 20 CFR 416.2096
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-III/part-416/subpart-T/section-416.2096
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/northern_virginia_differential.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dars/ag/rate/northern_virginia_differential.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: Virginia increases the maximum monthly care rate by this share in Planning District Eight under the Auxiliary Grant program.
+values:
+  2026-01-01: 0.15
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia Auxiliary Grant Planning District Eight care rate differential
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia 2026 Appropriation Act, Item 332 A.1
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2026/2/HB30/Chapter/1/332/
+    - title: Virginia 2025 Appropriation Act, Item 328 A.1
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2025/1/HB1600/Chapter/1/328/
+    - title: Virginia Auxiliary Grant January 2026 rate letter
+      href: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/media/vdss/licensing/documents/assisted-living-facilities/additional-resources/ARC2026_ag_rate_letter.pdf
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/income/sources/unearned.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ values:
     - nm_ssi_state_supplement
     - sc_ssi_state_supplement
     - tx_ssi_state_supplement
+    - va_ag
     - wa_ssp
     # Listed elsewhere: ca_state_supplement is an SPM unit variable with no
     # person-level counterpart. policyengine-core projects a group value onto
@@ -95,9 +96,7 @@ values:
 
 metadata:
   reference:
-    - title: 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2)
-      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.9#b_2
-    - title: 7 CFR 273.9(c)(1)
-      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.9#c_1
+    - title: 7 CFR 273.9(b)(2) and (c)(1)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/273.9
     - title: POMS SI 01401.001 General Information about State Supplementation
       href: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0501401001
diff --git a/policyengine_us/programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/programs.yaml
@@ -1093,6 +1093,16 @@ programs:
           tracks. Unmodeled paths: grandfathered medically-needy-in-medical-
           institution recipients per WAC 388-478-0055(2)(b); DDA-determined /
           PVL track per (2)(f); and foster child in BRS per (2)(g).
+      - state: VA
+        status: partial
+        name: Virginia Auxiliary Grant
+        full_name: Virginia Auxiliary Grant
+        variable: va_ag
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.va.dars.ag
+        verified_years: '2026'
+        notes: Models 2026 locality rates and SSI and non-SSI budgets for certified assisted living,
+          adult foster care and supportive housing residents. Conditional resource benefits and
+          historical grandfathering are not modeled.
 
   - id: social_security
     name: Social Security