PolicyEngine · hua7450 · Apr 30, 2026 · Apr 16, 2026 · Apr 16, 2026 · Apr 17, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/ky-ssp.added.md b/changelog.d/ky-ssp.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Kentucky State Supplementary Payment (SSP) covering Personal Care Home, Community Integration Supplementation, Family Care Home, and Caretaker Services categories.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ values:
     - fl_oss
     # Idaho benefits
     - id_aabd
+    # Kentucky benefits
+    - ky_ssp
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
     # South Carolina benefits
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ values:
     - fl_oss
     # Idaho benefits
     - id_aabd
+    # Kentucky benefits
+    - ky_ssp
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
     # New Mexico benefits

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/payment_standard.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/payment_standard.yaml
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+description: Kentucky provides this amount as the monthly state supplementation payment standard under the State Supplementation program.
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Kentucky SSP payment standard
+  breakdown:
+    - ky_ssp_category
+    - ky_ssp_claim_type
+    - ky_ssp_care_receivers
+  reference:
+    - title: 921 KAR 2:015 Section 9 — Standard of Need
+      href: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/921/002/015/
+    - title: KRS 205.245
+      href: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7671
+    - title: CHFS Division of Family Support Operation Manual, Volume V, MS 1200 — State Supplementation Standards (OMTL-690, R. 3/9/26)
+      href: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dfs/Documents/OMVOLV.pdf#page=5
+
+PCH:
+  INDIVIDUAL:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+  COUPLE_BOTH_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+  COUPLE_ONE_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_610
+CIS:
+  INDIVIDUAL:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+  COUPLE_BOTH_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+  COUPLE_ONE_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_514
+FCH:
+  INDIVIDUAL:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+  COUPLE_BOTH_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+  COUPLE_ONE_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_166
+CARETAKER:
+  INDIVIDUAL:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_056
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_056
+  # §9(1)(c): couple rates are reduced. Regulation states couple totals
+  # ($1,552 for one-care, $1,606 for both-care); stored here as per-person
+  # (total / 2) so the formula treats every category uniformly.
+  COUPLE_BOTH_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 776
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 803
+  COUPLE_ONE_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_056
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+      2026-01-01: 1_056
+NONE:
+  INDIVIDUAL:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+  COUPLE_BOTH_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+  COUPLE_ONE_ELIGIBLE:
+    ONE:
+      2000-01-01: 0
+    BOTH:
+      2000-01-01: 0
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/personal_needs_allowance/fch.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/personal_needs_allowance/fch.yaml
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+description: Kentucky provides this amount as the personal needs allowance for Family Care Home residents under the State Supplementation program.
+values:
+  2000-01-01: 0
+  2026-01-01: 40
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Kentucky SSP Family Care Home personal needs allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: 921 KAR 2:015 Section 9(4)
+      href: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/921/002/015/
+    - title: CHFS Division of Family Support Operation Manual, Volume V, MS 1200(C)(2) — Personal Needs Allowance
+      href: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dfs/Documents/OMVOLV.pdf#page=6
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/personal_needs_allowance/pch.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ky/dcbs/ssp/personal_needs_allowance/pch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: Kentucky provides this amount as the personal needs allowance for Personal Care Home residents under the State Supplementation program.
+values:
+  2000-01-01: 0
+  2026-01-01: 60
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Kentucky SSP Personal Care Home personal needs allowance
+  reference:
+    - title: 921 KAR 2:015 Section 9(3)
+      href: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/921/002/015/
+    - title: CHFS Division of Family Support Operation Manual, Volume V, MS 1200(C)(1) — Personal Needs Allowance
+      href: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dfs/Documents/OMVOLV.pdf#page=6
diff --git a/policyengine_us/programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/programs.yaml
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ programs:
         name: Louisiana OSS
         full_name: Louisiana Optional State Supplement
         variable: la_oss
+      - state: KY
+        status: complete
+        name: Kentucky SSP
+        full_name: Kentucky State Supplementary Payment
+        variable: ky_ssp
       - state: IL
         status: complete
         name: Illinois AABD
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		Kentucky State Supplementary Payment (SSP) covering Personal Care Home, Community Integration Supplementation, Family Care Home, and Caretaker Services categories.