hua7450 · Oct 13, 2026 · Sep 30, 2026 · Sep 30, 2026 · Oct 9, 2026 · Oct 9, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/ca-ssp-2026-payment-standards.fixed.md b/changelog.d/ca-ssp-2026-payment-standards.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add California's 2026 SSI/SSP payment standards (effective January 1, 2026) so 2026 no longer reuses the 2025 amounts.
diff --git a/...gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/aged_or_disabled/amount/married.yaml b/...gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/aged_or_disabled/amount/married.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2b
 values:
   1991-01-01: 1_167
   2025-01-01: 2_057.83
+  2026-01-01: 2_098.83
diff --git a/.../gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/aged_or_disabled/amount/single.yaml b/.../gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/aged_or_disabled/amount/single.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2a
 values:
   1991-01-01: 630
   2025-01-01: 1_206.94
+  2026-01-01: 1_233.94
diff --git a/...rameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/food/married.yaml b/...rameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/food/married.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2b
 values:
   1991-01-01: 136
   2025-01-01: 257.74 # $2,315.57 - $2,057.83
+  2026-01-01: 257.74 # $2,356.57 - $2,098.83
diff --git a/...arameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/food/single.yaml b/...arameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/food/single.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2a
 values:
   1991-01-01: 68
   2025-01-01: 128.87 # $1,335.81 - $1,206.94
+  2026-01-01: 128.87 # $1,362.81 - $1,233.94
diff --git a/...gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/medical_care_facility.yaml b/...gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/medical_care_facility.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2a
 values:
   1991-01-01: 42 # $30 + $12
   2025-01-01: 62
+  2026-01-01: 62
diff --git a/...ters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/out_of_home_care.yaml b/...ters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/allowance/out_of_home_care.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2b
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, Local Assistance Estimates, 2026 May Revision reference documents, SSI/SSP Payment Standards
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Fiscal-and-Financial-Information/LOcal-Assistance-Estimates/2026-27/Revisions/2026-may-revision-reference-documents.pdf#page=26
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, All County Information Notice I-59-25, CAPI payment standards for January 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACINs/2025/I-59_25.pdf#page=5
 values:
   1991-01-01: 709
   2025-01-01: 1_140.31 # $3,198.14 - $2,057.83
+  # SSA POMS, the CDSS 2026 May Revision and ACIN I-59-25 list $3,252.14 for couples,
+  # twice the $1,626.07 individual rate (WIC 12200(g) sets the amount per recipient).
+  # The CDSS monthly payment table and SSA pamphlet EN-05-11125 list $3,239.14.
+  2026-01-01: 1_153.31 # $3,252.14 - $2,098.83
diff --git a/...ameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/married/one_blind.yaml b/...ameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/married/one_blind.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2b
 values:
   1991-01-01: 1_295
   2025-01-01: 2_197.44
+  2026-01-01: 2_238.44
diff --git a/...ameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/married/two_blind.yaml b/...ameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/married/two_blind.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California couple payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2b
 values:
   1991-01-01: 1_372
   2025-01-01: 2_283.35
+  2026-01-01: 2_324.35
diff --git a/...gine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/single.yaml b/...gine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/blind/single.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2a
 values:
   1991-01-01: 704
   2025-01-01: 1_291.32
+  2026-01-01: 1_318.32
diff --git a/..._us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/dependent/amount.yaml b/..._us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/state_supplement/payment_standard/dependent/amount.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ metadata:
       href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=12200
     - title: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in California
       href: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf#page=2
+    - title: California Department of Social Services, SSI Total Monthly Payment Amounts 2026
+      href: https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/SHD/ParaRegIndex/SSI%20Monthly%20Payment%20Amounts%202026.pdf
+    - title: SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026, California recipient payment levels
+      href: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501415058#b2a
 values:
   1991-01-01: 499
   2025-01-01: 1_064.27
+  2026-01-01: 1_091.27
diff --git a/policyengine_us/programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/programs.yaml
@@ -953,6 +953,9 @@ programs:
         name: California SSP
         full_name: California State Supplementary Payment
         variable: ca_state_supplement
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.ca.cdss.state_supplement
+        verified_years: "2025-2026"
+        notes: Payment standards verified for independent living, no cooking facilities, blind and disabled minor categories. Facility and household-of-another arrangements are not verified (issue 7892).
       - state: CT
         status: complete
         name: Connecticut SSP
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		Add California's 2026 SSI/SSP payment standards (effective January 1, 2026) so 2026 no longer reuses the 2025 amounts.