MaxGhenis · Nov 3, 2026 · Nov 2, 2026 · Nov 2, 2026 · Nov 2, 2026 · Nov 3, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/riv-gr-property-boundary-500.fixed.md b/changelog.d/riv-gr-property-boundary-500.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make Riverside County General Relief eligible at exactly $500 of total combined countable property, since the DPSS fact sheet says the total cannot exceed $500.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/property/limit.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/property/limit.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-description: Riverside County limits General Relief to filers with property value below this amount.
+description: Riverside County limits General Relief to units whose total combined countable property does not exceed this amount.
 
 values:
   2020-01-01: 500
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ metadata:
   reference:
     # The program manual is not publicly available
     - title: General Assistance Eligibility p.22
+    - title: Riverside County DPSS General Assistance fact sheet (archived 2021-07-13)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20210713051521/http://dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/files/pdf/dpss-general-assistance.pdf#page=1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/core/test_riverside_general_relief_attribution_invariants.py b/policyengine_us/tests/core/test_riverside_general_relief_attribution_invariants.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 1. Property differential: countable property equals an independent numpy sum
    of the members' bank, stock and bond assets, vehicle value above the
    $4,650 exemption and the members' personal property. Property eligibility
-   is that sum below $500.
+   is that sum at or below $500.
 2. Property monotone: raising one member's assets never lowers countable
    property.
 3. Withholding bounds and differential: 0 <= additional_medicare_tax_withheld
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def _check(batch):
     np.testing.assert_allclose(countable, property_value, atol=TOLERANCE)
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(
         base["ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible"].astype(bool),
-        property_value < PROPERTY_LIMIT,
+        property_value <= PROPERTY_LIMIT,
     )
 
     # 3. Withholding bounds and differential.

diff --git a/...eline/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value.yaml b/...eline/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value.yaml
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@
         members: [person1, person2]
   output:
     # Cash 300 + 100, countable vehicles 25, member property 50 + 25.
-    # Assert the stock amount without choosing eligibility at exactly $500.
+    # The total doesn't exceed the $500 limit, so the unit is property-eligible.
     ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
diff --git a/.../gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/eligibility/ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible.yaml b/.../gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/eligibility/ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible.yaml
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
   output:
     ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
 
-- name: Case 2, ineligible.
+- name: Case 2, exactly the $500 limit is eligible.
   period: 2024
   input:
     ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500
     in_riv: true
   output:
-    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: false
+    # Total combined property cannot exceed $500; $500 does not exceed it.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
 
 - name: Case 3, cash held by one member of a two-person unit counts once.
   period: 2024
@@ -76,3 +77,143 @@
   output:
     # Countable property is 4,850 - 4,650 = $200, below the $500 limit.
     ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 6, a single adult with $499.99 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 499.99
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+  output:
+    # $499.99 is under the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 499.99
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 7, a single adult with exactly $500 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 500
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+  output:
+    # $500 does not exceed the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 8, a single adult with $500.01 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 500.01
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+  output:
+    # $500.01 exceeds the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500.01
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 9, a two-adult unit with $499.99 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 499.99
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+  output:
+    # $499.99 is under the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 499.99
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 10, a two-adult unit with exactly $500 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 500
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+  output:
+    # $500 does not exceed the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 11, a two-adult unit with $500.01 of cash.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 500.01
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+  output:
+    # $500.01 exceeds the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_countable_property_value: 500.01
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 12, cash spread over three accounts totalling exactly $500.00.
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        bank_account_assets: 265.92
+        stock_assets: 133.82
+        bond_assets: 100.26
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+  output:
+    # 265.92 + 133.82 + 100.26 = 500.00, which does not exceed the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/integration.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/local/ca/riv/general_relief/integration.yaml
@@ -278,3 +278,196 @@
     # 326 needs standard for one person + 2.5 special needs - 277.60
     ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
     ca_riv_general_relief: 50.90
+
+- name: Case 11, single adult with no property.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 64
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 0
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # Single adult: min(300, 223 housing) + 92 food + 11 personal needs
+    # = 326 a month, plus the $30 annual transportation amount / 12 = 2.50,
+    # less $0 countable income: 328.50.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 328.5
+
+- name: Case 12, single adult with $499.99 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 64
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 499.99
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $499.99 is under the $500 limit; the grant equals Case 11's.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 328.5
+
+- name: Case 13, single adult with exactly $500 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 64
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 500
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $500 does not exceed the $500 limit, so the unit is eligible and the
+    # grant equals Case 11's no-property grant.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 328.5
+
+- name: Case 14, single adult with $500.01 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 64
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 500.01
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $500.01 exceeds the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: false
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: false
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 0
+
+- name: Case 15, two adults with $499.99 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 499.99
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $499.99 is under the $500 limit; the grant equals Case 1's.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 438.5
+
+- name: Case 16, two adults with exactly $500 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 500
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $500 does not exceed the $500 limit, so the unit is eligible and the
+    # grant equals Case 1's no-property grant.
+    # Two adults: min(300, 257 housing) + 160 food + 19 personal needs
+    # = 436 a month, plus 30 / 12 = 2.50, less $0 income: 438.50 (Case 1).
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: true
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 438.5
+
+- name: Case 17, two adults with $500.01 of cash.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        bank_account_assets: 500.01
+      person2:
+        age: 65
+        employment_income: 0
+        ssi: 0
+        is_incapable_of_self_care: true
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        in_riv: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        ca_tanf: 0
+        housing_cost: 300 * 12
+  output:
+    # $500.01 exceeds the $500 limit.
+    ca_riv_general_relief_property_eligible: false
+    ca_riv_general_relief_eligible: false
+    ca_riv_general_relief: 0
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		Make Riverside County General Relief eligible at exactly $500 of total combined countable property, since the DPSS fact sheet says the total cannot exceed $500.