Implement Missouri Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Overview

Implementation tracking issue for Missouri TANF.

Related Issues

This issue consolidates and tracks the implementation of:

• Missouri TANF demographic eligibility #1954 - Missouri TANF demographic eligibility
• Missouri TANF asset limit #1955 - Missouri TANF asset limit
• Missouri and TANF Earned Income Exemption and Disregards #1956 - Missouri TANF Earned Income Exemption and Disregards
• Missouri TANF 2017, 2018, 2019 #6758 - Missouri TANF 2017, 2018, 2019 parameter values

Status Checklist

• Documentation collected
• Parameters created
• Variables implemented
• Tests written
• CI passing
• PR ready for review

Documentation Summary

To be filled by document-collector agent

Program Overview

Missouri TANF provides cash assistance to families with children under 18 or pregnant women.

Income Limits

Income thresholds and limits to be documented

Benefit Calculation

Benefit formulas and amounts to be documented

Eligibility Rules

• Family must have a child under age 18 or a pregnant woman
• Family must be a resident of Missouri
• Family members must be U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or qualified non-citizens

Special Cases

Edge cases and exceptions to be documented

References

• https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/adrules/moreg/previous/2015/v40n19Oct1/v40n19a.pdf#page=53
• https://dssmanuals.mo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TA-AppendixC.pdf

Implementation Details

Parameter Files

List of parameter files to be created

Variable Files

List of variable files to be created

Test Files

List of test files to be created

Branches

• Documentation: master
• Tests: test-mo-tanf-2025-11-23
• Implementation: impl-mo-tanf-2025-11-23
• Integration: integration-mo-tanf-2025-11-23

Related PRs

PRs will be linked here

This issue serves as the central coordination point for all agents working on this implementation.