hua7450 · Jul 9, 2026 · Jul 9, 2026 · Jul 13, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/hud-metro-utility-allowances.added.md b/changelog.d/hud-metro-utility-allowances.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add HUD utility allowance schedules for seven Texas metro counties (Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, El Paso, McLennan) and four Kansas counties (Butler, Douglas, Harvey, Riley), plus a 2026 Wichita vintage.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/utility_allowance/__init__.py b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/utility_allowance/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Utility allowances are set per public housing agency (PHA) under 24 CFR 982.517,
 by dwelling-unit size (bedroom count) and utility/fuel type. There is no national
 dataset of these schedules, so this file encodes the schedules for the specific
-counties PolicyEngine currently models (LA County, the TDHCA service area in
-Texas, and four Kansas PHAs).
+counties PolicyEngine currently models (LA County; the TDHCA service area and
+seven metro PHAs in Texas; and six Kansas PHA jurisdictions).
 
 Each schedule is collapsed into a single monthly dollar amount per bedroom size
 using one consistent convention, matching how LA County was originally modeled:

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/utility_allowance/county_utility_allowances.csv b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hud/utility_allowance/county_utility_allowances.csv
@@ -25,13 +25,40 @@ county_fips,year,bedrooms,monthly_value
 20091,2026,3,367
 20091,2026,4,452
 20091,2026,5,536
+20015,2026,0,218
+20015,2026,1,231
+20015,2026,2,274
+20015,2026,3,317
+20015,2026,4,363
+20015,2026,5,406
+20015,2026,6,433
+20045,2025,0,219
+20045,2025,1,257
+20045,2025,2,320
+20045,2025,3,384
+20045,2025,4,449
+20045,2025,5,513
+20079,2026,0,218
+20079,2026,1,231
+20079,2026,2,274
+20079,2026,3,317
+20079,2026,4,363
+20079,2026,5,406
+20079,2026,6,433
 20173,2025,0,210
 20173,2025,1,224
 20173,2025,2,266
 20173,2025,3,307
 20173,2025,4,349
 20173,2025,5,390
 20173,2025,6,415
+20173,2026,0,218
+20173,2026,1,231
+20173,2026,2,274
+20173,2026,3,317
+20173,2026,4,363
+20173,2026,5,406
+20173,2026,6,433
 20177,2025,0,189
 20177,2025,1,199
 20177,2025,2,256
@@ -46,6 +73,12 @@ county_fips,year,bedrooms,monthly_value
 20209,2026,3,369
 20209,2026,4,419
 20209,2026,5,471
+20161,2024,0,245
+20161,2024,1,262
+20161,2024,2,316
+20161,2024,3,369
+20161,2024,4,422
+20161,2024,5,473
 48013,2026,0,206
 48013,2026,1,222
 48013,2026,2,265
@@ -190,6 +223,12 @@ county_fips,year,bedrooms,monthly_value
 48299,2026,3,325
 48299,2026,4,362
 48299,2026,5,400
+48309,2025,0,160
+48309,2025,1,194
+48309,2025,2,240
+48309,2025,3,285
+48309,2025,4,341
+48309,2025,5,394
 48325,2026,0,197
 48325,2026,1,210
 48325,2026,2,243
@@ -214,3 +253,41 @@ county_fips,year,bedrooms,monthly_value
 48493,2026,3,260
 48493,2026,4,288
 48493,2026,5,316
+48113,2026,0,218
+48113,2026,1,238
+48113,2026,2,322
+48113,2026,3,457
+48113,2026,4,609
+48113,2026,5,759
+48113,2026,6,898
+48113,2026,7,1064
+48141,2026,0,165
+48141,2026,1,177
+48141,2026,2,214
+48141,2026,3,252
+48141,2026,4,293
+48141,2026,5,332
+48439,2026,0,140
+48439,2026,1,165
+48439,2026,2,210
+48439,2026,3,257
+48439,2026,4,305
+48439,2026,5,353
+48453,2025,0,256
+48453,2025,1,269
+48453,2025,2,316
+48453,2025,3,366
+48453,2025,4,413
+48453,2025,5,469
+48201,2025,0,200
+48201,2025,1,217
+48201,2025,2,299
+48201,2025,3,378
+48201,2025,4,452
+48201,2025,5,524
+48029,2026,0,139
+48029,2026,1,160
+48029,2026,2,186
+48029,2026,3,218
+48029,2026,4,257
+48029,2026,5,293
diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/hud/hud_utility_allowance.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/hud/hud_utility_allowance.yaml
@@ -218,3 +218,135 @@
   output:
     # 24 CFR 982.604(b): 0.75 * $210 (Wichita 0 BR) = $157.50/month.
     hud_utility_allowance: 157.5 * 12
+
+- name: Dallas County, TX uses the 2026 DHA all-electric apartment schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48113"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 322 * 12
+
+- name: El Paso County, TX uses the 2026 EPCHA all-electric apartment schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48141"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 214 * 12
+
+- name: Tarrant County, TX uses the 2026 TCHAO all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48439"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 210 * 12
+
+- name: Travis County, TX uses the 2025 HACA all-electric multi-family elevator schedule
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48453"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 316 * 12
+
+- name: Harris County, TX uses the 2025 HCHA all-electric low-rise apartment schedule
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48201"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 299 * 12
+
+- name: Bexar County, TX uses the 2026 HABC all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48029"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 186 * 12
+
+- name: Riley County, KS uses Manhattan HA's 2024 all-electric large-apartment schedule
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "20161"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 316 * 12
+
+- name: Sedgwick County, KS uses Wichita HA's 2026 all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "20173"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 274 * 12
+
+- name: Butler County, KS uses Wichita HA's 2026 all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "20015"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 274 * 12
+
+- name: Harvey County, KS uses Wichita HA's 2026 all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "20079"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 274 * 12
+
+- name: Douglas County, KS uses LDCHA's 2025 all-electric high-rise apartment schedule
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "20045"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 320 * 12
+
+- name: McLennan County, TX uses Waco HA's 2025 all-electric multi-family schedule
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    county_fips: "48309"
+    is_sro: false
+    bedrooms: 2
+    tenant_pays_utilities: true
+  output:
+    hud_utility_allowance: 240 * 12
diff --git a/...ne/partners/analytics_coverage/edge_cases/federal/housing/housing_assistance/federal.yaml b/...ne/partners/analytics_coverage/edge_cases/federal/housing/housing_assistance/federal.yaml
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
         # Payment standard 1bd 29,640 -> max subsidy 25,065.
         # Gross rent 15,600 - TTP 4,575 = 11,025 (rent side binds).
         housing_assistance: 11_025.0
-- name: housing_assistance_tx_tenant_pays_utilities_no_allowance (federal)
+- name: housing_assistance_tx_tenant_pays_utilities_dallas_allowance (federal)
   period: 2026
   absolute_error_margin: 0.1
   input:
@@ -602,11 +602,68 @@
   output:
     spm_units:
       spm_unit:
-        # Guards the utility-allowance surface: the current model only encodes
-        # an LA County utility allowance schedule, so a Dallas tenant paying
-        # utilities gets hud_utility_allowance = 0 and gross rent = 21,600.
+        # Guards the utility-allowance surface: Dallas County (48113) has a
+        # county-keyed 2026 utility allowance schedule (issue #8784), so a
+        # 2-bedroom tenant paying utilities gets hud_utility_allowance =
+        # 322/month = 3,864 and gross rent = 21,600 + 3,864 = 25,464.
         # TTP = max(2,000; 6,000; 25) = 6,000. Payment standard 2bd 34,800 ->
-        # max subsidy 28,800. Gross rent - TTP = 15,600 (rent side binds).
-        # County-keyed TX utility allowance schedules (issue #8784) would
-        # raise this value; that change must surface as a reviewed diff here.
-        housing_assistance: 15_600.0
+        # max subsidy 28,800. Gross rent - TTP = 19,464 (rent side binds).
+        # Schedule changes for Dallas County must surface as a reviewed diff
+        # here.
+        housing_assistance: 19_464.0
+
+- name: housing_assistance_tx_tenant_pays_utilities_no_allowance (federal)
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    people:
+      head:
+        age: 30
+        is_tax_unit_head: true
+        is_tax_unit_spouse: false
+        is_tax_unit_dependent: false
+        is_disabled: false
+        employment_income_before_lsr: 20_000
+        pre_subsidy_rent: 12_000
+    households:
+      household:
+        members:
+        - head
+        state_code: TX
+        zip_code: '79401'
+        county_str: LUBBOCK_COUNTY_TX
+        county_fips: '48303'
+        bedrooms: 2
+        tenant_pays_utilities: true
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members:
+        - head
+    tax_units:
+      tax_unit:
+        members:
+        - head
+        tax_unit_is_joint: false
+    families:
+      family:
+        members:
+        - head
+    marital_units:
+      mu_head:
+        members:
+        - head
+  output:
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        # Guards the no-schedule boundary of the utility-allowance surface:
+        # Lubbock County (48303) is outside every encoded schedule (the TDHCA
+        # service area, the six Texas metro PHAs), has no ZIP-level payment
+        # standard, and is not a mandatory-SAFMR metro, so a tenant paying
+        # utilities gets hud_utility_allowance = 0 and gross rent = 12,000.
+        # TTP = max(2,000; 6,000; 25) = 6,000. Payment standard = 2bd county
+        # FMR 1,175/month x 12 = 14,100 -> max subsidy 8,100.
+        # Gross rent - TTP = 6,000 (rent side binds, with 2,100 of payment-
+        # standard headroom). A future Lubbock utility allowance schedule
+        # would raise this value; that change must surface as a reviewed diff
+        # here.
+        housing_assistance: 6_000.0
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		Add HUD utility allowance schedules for seven Texas metro counties (Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, El Paso, McLennan) and four Kansas counties (Butler, Douglas, Harvey, Riley), plus a 2026 Wichita vintage.