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Adopt consistent approach to looking up TANF values based on household size

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Description

In some states (e.g. TX) we use a scale parameter to capture the 5+ people category, others (e.g. NJ) we cap at the maximum then look up with smart indexing.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the TANF household-size lookup implementations for Texas, which uses a scale parameter, and New Jersey, which caps at the maximum and uses smart indexing. Determine which approach should be standard, then verify that the affected state rules produce consistent results for households of five or more people.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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