# Verification Matrix

This matrix documents every measurable claim within the Systemic Dignity Infrastructure. For each claim, the matrix specifies the metric, threshold, measurement method, validation timing, and failure condition. A claim that cannot be verified against these parameters is mechanically unfalsifiable and is revised.

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| ID | Claim | Metric | Threshold | Measurement Method | Validation Timing | Failure Condition |
|:---|:------|:-------|:----------|:-------------------|:------------------|:------------------|
| V-01 | MDI tower achieves biological stabilization | Time from intake to metabolic security (shelter, nutrition, hygiene) | ≤ 72 hours | Intake log timestamps; Pod Steward daily status checks | Per-resident at intake | Stabilization not achieved within 72 hours for > 10% of intakes |
| V-02 | Auditable infrastructure eliminates ghost variables | Physical occupancy verified; clinical data protected by bifurcated consent | 100% verification; Zero coercive billing | Zero-Knowledge Billing Firewall; Philanthropic Set-Aside audit | Continuous; monthly audit | Any funded unit unverifiable for > 48 hours; any resident evicted for declining telemetry |
| V-03 | RDI Pod Steward model preserves relational bonds | Social connection score at 90 days post-intake | Score ≥ baseline (pre-intake measurement) | Validated survey instrument (adapted Lubben Social Network Scale) | 90, 180, 365 days | Social connection score declines below baseline at 90 days |
| V-04 | Cooperative Reintegration bridges the Return Deficit | Cooperative wage rate relative to market entry wage | Ratio ≥ 0.85 | Cooperative payroll ÷ BLS metropolitan area entry-level wage | Quarterly | Ratio falls below 0.85 for two consecutive quarters |
| V-05 | Tenancy Bridge Guarantee produces stable tenancy | Two-year tenancy sustainability rate | ≥ 80% | Lease renewal records; 24-month follow-up survey | 24 months post-graduation | Rate falls below 80% |
| V-06 | Surplus conversion achieves rapid deployment | Time from site identification to resident occupancy | ≤ 180 days | AB 2011 permit timeline; construction milestones; first occupancy date | Per-site | Occupancy not achieved within 180 days |
| V-07 | Pod Steward ratio maintained | Steward-to-resident ratio | 1:7 (± 1) | Weekly staffing audit | Weekly | Ratio exceeds 1:9 for more than 14 consecutive days |
| V-08 | Non-Expiring Offer Protocol honored | Documented voluntary offer cycles before compelled pathway | ≥ 3 cycles | Field team contact logs; legal compliance review | Per-case | Compelled pathway initiated with fewer than 3 documented offers |
| V-09 | Cooperative governance functional | Resident participation in governance decisions | ≥ 70% | Meeting minutes; voting records | Monthly | Participation falls below 70% for two consecutive months |
| V-10 | $36.9M Singular Prototype Threshold met before expansion | Seven Binary Verification Metrics | 100% passage required at 365 days | Independent third-party evaluation | 90, 180, 365 days | Any primary metric fails threshold at 365-day window, triggering mechanical halt to expansion |
| V-11 | Capital Arbitrage (Efficiency Surplus) generated | Fully loaded per-resident cost (including amortized debt) vs. $50k municipal baseline | 42–52% arbitrage bound ($24k–$29k per resident) | Independent 365-day financial audit | 365 days | Per-resident fully loaded cost exceeds $29,000 |
| V-12 | Clinical treatment decoupled from housing retention | Evictions for psychiatric or substance-use treatment non-compliance | Zero | Eviction log audit | Continuous; 365-day formal review | Any resident evicted for refusing medical or psychiatric treatment |