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Extended childcare entitlement #1007

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Extended childcare entitlement #1007

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@vahid-ahmadi vahid-ahmadi commented Jan 15, 2025

Overview

This PR implements the 15/30-hour free childcare (working parent) scheme calculation in PolicyEngine UK. The scheme provides government contributions towards childcare costs for eligible families. (Documentation link)

Key Features

  • 15/30 hours of free childcare programs
  • Income threshold of £100,000 per partner
  • Output type: boolean variables that show eligibility

Fixes #1006
Based on Fixes #1009

2015-09-01:
- carers_allowance # 11A(1)(a): Section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
- incapacity_benefit # 11A(1)(f, g): Incapacity Benefit under Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
- is_disabled_for_benefits # No direct match, but aligns with general disability-related eligibility
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@nikhilwoodruff could you please advise on these? can we map these to specific programs as listed in the statutes?

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We should remove these- they don't follow the reference in this file.

The file e.g. references the universal credit carer element, we have a variable for that already.

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Agree. I edit the list and keep only the relevant items.

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Thanks LGTM if looks good to Nikhil!

@vahid-ahmadi vahid-ahmadi merged commit a216ac2 into master Feb 14, 2025
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@vahid-ahmadi vahid-ahmadi deleted the free_childcare branch February 14, 2025 10:08
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