policyengine-uk 2.35.0__py3-none-any.whl

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/extended_childcare_entitlement/income/limit.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education limits extended childcare entitlement eligibility to households where each parent's individual income is less than this amount.
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  period: year
+  label: Extended childcare entitlement individual income limit
+  reference:
+    - title: The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 - Regulation 15
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/448/regulation/15#commentary-key-e27c923eee152accd495af8425536e29
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 100_000

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/extended_childcare_entitlement/minimum_weekly_hours.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education limits extended childcare entitlement to benefit units in which each spouse earns at least the product of their minimum wage and this number of hours per week.
+metadata:
+  period: year
+  unit: hour
+  label: Extended childcare entitlement weekly work hours minimum
+  reference:
+    - title: The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 - regulation 3
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/793/regulation/3/made
+values:
+  2016-01-01: 16

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/age_eligibility.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education considers these age conditions for eligibility for targeted childcare entitlement.
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: bool
+  label: age eligibility for targeted childcare entitlement
+  reference:
+    - title: The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 - regulation 3
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/3/made
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2014-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2014-01-01: False
+  - threshold:
+      2014-01-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2014-01-01: True
+  - threshold:
+      2014-01-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2014-01-01: False

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/hours_entitlement.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education provides this number of hours of free childcare under the targeted childcare entitlement.
+metadata:
+  type: parameter
+  unit: hour
+  label: targeted childcare entitlement hours
+  reference:
+    - title: The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 - regulation 4
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/4/made
+values:
+  2014-01-01: 570

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/income_limit/tax_credits.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education qualifies recipients of the Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit for targeted childcare entitlement if their income does not exceed this threshold.
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP  
+  period: year
+  label: income limit for tax credit recipients to access benefit-targeted free childcare
+  reference:
+    - title: The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014, part 1.2.b
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/1/made
+      # In part 1.2.b of regulation 2014, they mentioned "Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(8)" for tax credit criteria. Part 1.1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(8) explains that tax credit is known as child tax credit and working tax credit. 
+    - title: Tax Credits Act 2002(8) - part 1
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/21/section/1
+    - title: 15 hours free education and childcare for 2-year-olds
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds-claim-benefits?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b
+values:
+  2014-01-01: 16_190

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/income_limit/universal_credit.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education qualifies Universal Credit recipients for targeted childcare entitlement if their income does not exceed this threshold.
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP 
+  period: year
+  label: income limit for universal credit recipients to access benefit-targeted free childcare
+  reference:
+    - title: Document for the Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - page 3
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/146/pdfs/uksi_20180146_en.pdf#:~:text=Coming%20into%20force%20,into%20force%20on%201st%20April
+    - title: Free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit (Page 5)
+      href: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ab270baed915d4f2d097124/Government_response_FSM_and_EY_entitlements_under_Universal_Credit.pdf#page=5
+    
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 15_400

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education designates these programs as qualifying benefits for the targeted childcare entitlement eligibility (the 2-year-old entitlement) in England.
+metadata:
+  reference:
+    - title: The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - part 2.a
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/146/regulation/2/made
+  period: year
+  unit: program
+  label: qualifying benefits for targeted childcare entitlement
+values:
+  2014-01-01:
+    - income_support
+    - jsa_income
+    - esa_income
+    - guarantee_credit

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_criteria.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education designates these variables that determine qualification for targeted childcare entitlement beyond qualifying benefits.
+metadata:
+  reference:
+    - title: Documenation for free education and childcare for 2-year-olds
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds
+  period: year
+  unit: program
+  label: qualifying criteria for targeted childcare entitlement
+values:
+  2014-01-01:
+    - meets_universal_credit_criteria_for_targeted_childcare_entitlement
+    - meets_tax_credit_criteria_for_targeted_childcare_entitlement

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/hours.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education provides this number of hours per year of childcare for universal childcare entitlement in England.
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  threshold_unit: year
+  label: universal childcare entitlement hours
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1257/part/4/made
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.1 (Duty to secure free early years provision)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/7
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 570

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/max_age.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education limits universal childcare entitlement in England to children younger than this age.
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  label: universal childcare entitlement child's maximum age
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.19
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/19
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 5

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/min_age.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education limits universal childcare entitlement in England to children this age or older.
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  label: universal childcare entitlement child's minimum age
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1257/part/4/made
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.1 (Duty to secure free early years provision)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/7
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 3

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/weeks_per_year.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education provides targeted, extended, and universal childcare entitlement for these weeks per year.
+metadata:
+  period: year
+  unit: week
+  label: childcare entitlement weeks per year
+  reference:
+    - title: The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 - regulation 4
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/4/made
+    - title: Childcare Choices document - 15 and 30 hours childcare support
+      href: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/15-and-30-hours-childcare-support/working-families/eligibility
+    - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1257/part/4/made    
+values:
+  2016-01-01: 38

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dft/README.md

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+# Department for Transport

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dft/spending.yaml

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+description: Total spending by the Department for Transport (DfT). Includes both Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit, but excludes depreciation.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 30.0
+  2024-01-01: 29.0
+  2025-01-01: 30.1
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: DfT budget
+  uprating: self
+  reference:
+    - title: HM Treasury Spring Statement 2025
+      href: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3ec2df356a2dc0e39b488/E03274109_HMT_Spring_Statement_Mar_25_Web_Accessible_.pdf#page=48

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dhsc/README.md

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+# Department for Health and Social Care

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dhsc/spending.yaml

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+description: Total spending by the Department for Health and Social Care. Includes both Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit, but excludes depreciation.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 188.4
+  2024-01-01: 204.9
+  2025-01-01: 215.6
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: DHSC budget
+  uprating: self
+  reference:
+    - title: HM Treasury Spring Statement 2025
+      href: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3ec2df356a2dc0e39b488/E03274109_HMT_Spring_Statement_Mar_25_Web_Accessible_.pdf#page=48

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/README.md

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+# Employment Support Allowance

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/README.md

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+# Income-based

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/amount_18_24.yaml

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+description: Income-based Employment and Support Allowance personal allowance for
+  persons aged 18-24
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA personal allowance (18-24)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 57.9
+  2020-04-01: 58.9

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/amount_over_25.yaml

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+description: Income-based Employment and Support Allowance personal allowance for
+  persons aged over 25
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA personal allowance (over 25)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 73.1
+  2020-04-01: 74.35

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/couple.yaml

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+description: Income-based Employment and Support Allowance personal allowance for
+  couples
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA personal allowance (couples)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 57.9
+  2020-04-01: 116.8

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/earn_disregard.yaml

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+description: Earnings threshold above which the income-based Employment and Support
+  Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/income_disregard_couple.yaml

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+description: Threshold for income for a couple, above which the income-based Employment
+  and Support Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA couple earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 10.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/income_disregard_lone_parent.yaml

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+description: Threshold for income for a lone parent, above which the income-based
+  Employment and Support Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA lone parent earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 20.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/income_disregard_single.yaml

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+description: Threshold for income for a single person, above which the income-based
+  Employment and Support Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA single person earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/ESA/income/pension_disregard.yaml

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+description: Threshold for occupational and personal pensions, above which the income-based
+  Employment and Support Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based ESA pension disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=38
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 50.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/IIDB/README.md

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+# Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/IIDB/maximum.yaml

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+description: Maximum weekly Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; amount varies
+  in 10% increments
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit maximum
+  reference: https://www.gov.uk/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit/what-youll-get
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  uprating: gov.obr.consumer_price_index
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 182
+  2025-04-01: 
+    value: 225.30
+    reference:
+    - title: GOV.UK
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit/what-youll-get
+

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/README.md

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+# Jobseeker's Allowance

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/contrib/amount_18_24.yaml

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+description: Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance for persons aged 18-24
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based JSA (18-24)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 57.9
+  2016-04-01: 57.9
+  2017-04-01: 57.9
+  2018-04-01: 57.9
+  2019-04-01: 57.9
+  2020-04-01: 58.9
+  2021-04-01: 59.2
+  2022-04-01: 61.05

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/contrib/amount_over_25.yaml

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+description: Contributory Jobseeker's Allowance for persons aged over 25
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Contributory JSA (over 25)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 73.1
+  2016-04-01: 73.1
+  2017-04-01: 73.1
+  2018-04-01: 73.1
+  2019-04-01: 73.1
+  2020-04-01: 74.35
+  2021-04-01: 74.7
+  2022-04-01: 77.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/contrib/earn_disregard.yaml

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+description: Threshold in earnings, above which the contributory Jobseeker's Allowance
+  amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/contrib/pension_disregard.yaml

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+description: Threshold in occupational and personal pensions, above which the contributory
+  Jobseeker's Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance pension disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 50.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/hours/couple.yaml

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+description: Hours requirement for joint claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 24
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance hours requirement (couple)
+  economy: false

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/hours/single.yaml

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+description: Hours requirement for single claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 16
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance hours requirement (single)
+  economy: false

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/amount_18_24.yaml

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+description: Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance for persons aged 18-24
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 57.90
+  2016-04-01: 57.90
+  2017-04-01: 57.90
+  2018-04-01: 57.90
+  2019-04-01: 57.90
+  2020-04-01: 58.90
+  2021-04-01: 59.20
+  2022-04-01: 61.05
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: Income-based JSA (18-24)
+  uprating: gov.benefit_uprating_cpi
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/amount_over_25.yaml

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+description: Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance for persons aged over 25
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 73.10
+  2016-04-01: 73.10
+  2017-04-01: 73.10
+  2018-04-01: 73.10
+  2019-04-01: 73.10
+  2020-04-01: 74.35
+  2021-04-01: 74.70
+  2022-04-01: 77.00
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  label: Income-based JSA (over 25)
+  uprating: gov.benefit_uprating_cpi
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/couple.yaml

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+description: Weekly contributory Jobseeker's Allowance for couples
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 114.85
+  2016-04-01: 114.85
+  2017-04-01: 114.85
+  2018-04-01: 114.85
+  2019-04-01: 114.85
+  2020-04-01: 116.80
+  2021-04-01: 117.40
+  2022-04-01: 121.05
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: Income-based JSA (couple)
+  uprating: gov.benefit_uprating_cpi
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/income_disregard_couple.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a couple, above which the contributory Jobseeker's Allowance amount is reduced
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 10.00
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance income disregard (couple)
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/income_disregard_lone_parent.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a lone parent, above which the contributory Jobseeker's
+  Allowance amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance income disregard (lone parent)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 20.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/income_disregard_single.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a single person, above which the Jobseeker's Allowance amount is reduced
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.00
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: Jobseeker's Allowance income disregard (single)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/JSA/income/takeup.yaml

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+description: Share of eligible Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance recipients that
+  participate
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  label: Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance take-up rate
+  name: jsa_income_takeup
+  reference:
+    href: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/645577/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-2015-16.pdf
+    name: 'Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2015/16 |
+      Jobseeker''s Allowance: tables | JSA1'
+  unit: /1
+values:
+  2009-04-06: 0.69
+  2012-04-06: 0.67
+  2013-04-06: 0.67
+  2014-04-06: 0.59
+  2015-04-06: 0.56

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/README.md

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+# Local Housing Allowance

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/__init__.py

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+import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
+
+lha_list_of_rents = pd.read_csv(
+    Path(__file__).parent / "lha_list_of_rents.csv.gz"
+)

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/freeze.yaml

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+description: While this parameter is true, LHA rates are frozen in cash terms.
+values:
+  2015-01-01: false
+  2020-01-01: true
+  2024-01-01: false
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  label: LHA freeze

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/earn_disregard.yaml

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+description: Threshold earnings, above which the Housing Benefit (LHA) is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) earnings disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/income_disregard_couple.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a couple, above which the Housing Benefit (LHA)
+  amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) income disregard (couple)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 10.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/income_disregard_lone.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a lone parent, above which the Housing Benefit
+  (LHA) amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) income disregard (lone parent)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 20.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/income_disregard_lone_parent.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a lone parent, above which the Housing Benefit
+  (LHA) amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) income disregard (lone parent)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 20.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/income_disregard_single.yaml

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+description: Threshold in income for a single person, above which the Housing Benefit
+  (LHA) amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) income disregard (single)
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=33
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 5.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/pension_disregard.yaml

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+description: Threshold in occupational and personal pensions, above which the Housing
+  Benefit (LHA) amount is reduced
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) pension disregard
+  reference: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/projects/UKMOD/EUROMOD_country_report.pdf#page=24
+  unit: currency-GBP
+values:
+  2015-04-01:
+    value: 50.0

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/withdrawal_rate.yaml

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+description: Withdrawal rate of Housing Benefit (LHA)
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: Housing Benefit (LHA) withdrawal rate
+  reference: http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/TaxBEN-United-Kingdom-2018.pdf
+  unit: /1
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 0.65

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/LHA/means_test/worker_hours.yaml

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+description: Default hours requirement for the Working-Tax-Credit-related worker element
+  of Housing Benefit (LHA)
+metadata:
+  economy: false
+  period: week
+  label: LHA worker hours requirement
+  reference: https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit
+  unit: hour
+values:
+  2015-04-01: 30