Summary
Massachusetts EAEDC (Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children) standard assistance base and additional-person amounts are frozen at 2022-01-01 values. The FY25 budget mandated a 10% increase to EAEDC grants effective April 1, 2025, but PolicyEngine has not backdated it.
Evidence
Official source: MA DTA Online Guide Transmittal 2025-10 (March 27, 2025):
https://eohhs.ehs.state.ma.us/DTA/PolicyOnline/olg%20docs/olgtm/2025/10.pdf#page=1
Verbatim quote:
"TAFDC and EAEDC cash benefit amounts will increase by 10% for most clients as of April 1, 2025. The EAEDC Personal Needs Allowances (PNA) for living arrangements C and E is not increasing."
Current mass.gov EAEDC standards (https://www.mass.gov/lists/emergency-aid-to-the-elderly-disabled-and-children-eaedc-grant-calculation):
| Living Arrangement |
Current PE-US base |
mass.gov base |
PE-US add'l |
mass.gov add'l |
| A (independent) |
$401 |
$441.10 |
$121 |
$133.10 |
| B |
$121 |
$133.10 |
$121 |
$133.10 |
| C (PNA — institution) |
$72.80 |
$72.80 |
$0 |
$0 |
| D (with non-EAEDC adult) |
$401 |
$441.10 |
$121 |
$133.10 |
| E (PNA — rest home) |
$72.80 |
$72.80 |
$0 |
$0 |
| F (shelter) |
$258 |
$284.70 |
$0 |
$0 |
| H |
$267.30 |
$294.10 |
$80.80 |
$88.90 |
| NONE |
$0 |
(n/a) |
$0 |
(n/a) |
Notes:
- LA A's $401 → $441.10 exactly matches MLRI quote: "EAEDC (older adults or persons with disabilities): Increases from $401/month to $441/month".
- LA C and E unchanged — matches the DTA memo's explicit PNA exception.
- LA F: $258 × 1.10 = $283.80, but mass.gov shows $284.70. The pre-FY25 base was actually $258.80, not $258 — PE-US appears slightly under-encoded historically (off by $0.80). Worth verifying with an archived snapshot of the EAEDC chart before April 2025.
- LA H: $267.30 × 1.10 = $294.03 vs. $294.10 — minor rounding.
Files to update
policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ma/dta/tcap/eaedc/standard_assistance/amount/base.yaml — add 2025-04-01: entries for A, B, D, F, H (C, E, NONE unchanged)policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ma/dta/tcap/eaedc/standard_assistance/amount/additional.yaml — add 2025-04-01: entries for A, B, D, H
Additional task
Pre-FY25 LA F base appears to be $258.80 (not $258) and LA H base is $267.30 — these may also need correction back to their actual historical values to ensure pre-2025-04-01 calculations match.
Statutory authority
- MA FY25 budget (St. 2024, c. 140) — 10% increase to TAFDC and EAEDC maximum monthly grants
- DTA OLGT 2025-10 — implementation memo
Related
Summary
Massachusetts EAEDC (Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children) standard assistance base and additional-person amounts are frozen at 2022-01-01 values. The FY25 budget mandated a 10% increase to EAEDC grants effective April 1, 2025, but PolicyEngine has not backdated it.
Evidence
Official source: MA DTA Online Guide Transmittal 2025-10 (March 27, 2025):
https://eohhs.ehs.state.ma.us/DTA/PolicyOnline/olg%20docs/olgtm/2025/10.pdf#page=1
Verbatim quote:
Current mass.gov EAEDC standards (https://www.mass.gov/lists/emergency-aid-to-the-elderly-disabled-and-children-eaedc-grant-calculation):
Notes:
Files to update
policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ma/dta/tcap/eaedc/standard_assistance/amount/base.yaml— add2025-04-01:entries for A, B, D, F, H (C, E, NONE unchanged)policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ma/dta/tcap/eaedc/standard_assistance/amount/additional.yaml— add2025-04-01:entries for A, B, D, HAdditional task
Pre-FY25 LA F base appears to be $258.80 (not $258) and LA H base is $267.30 — these may also need correction back to their actual historical values to ensure pre-2025-04-01 calculations match.
Statutory authority
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