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Merge pull request #1467 from PolicyEngine/add-scottish-child-payment
Add Scottish Child Payment benefit
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‎changelog_entry.yaml‎

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- bump: minor
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- Scottish Child Payment - a benefit provided by Social Security Scotland for eligible children under 16 in low-income families receiving qualifying benefits (UC, tax credits, etc.).

‎policyengine_uk/entities.py‎

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# This file defines the entities needed by our legislation.
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from policyengine_core.entities import build_entity
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Household = build_entity(
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Household = build_entity(
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key="household",
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plural="households",
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label="Household",

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/amount.yaml‎

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description: Weekly amount of Scottish Child Payment per eligible child.
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values:
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0001-01-01: 0
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2021-02-15: 10
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2022-04-01: 20
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2022-11-14: 25
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2024-04-01: 26.70
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2025-04-01: 27.15
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metadata:
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unit: currency-GBP
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period: week
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label: Scottish Child Payment weekly amount
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reference:
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- title: Scottish Government - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/scottish-child-payment/
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- title: Social Security Scotland - SCP statistics
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/publications/2024/02/scottish-child-payment-statistics-to-31-december-2023

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/max_age.yaml‎

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description: Maximum age for Scottish Child Payment eligibility (child must be under this age).
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values:
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0001-01-01: 0
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2021-02-15: 6
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2022-11-14: 16
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metadata:
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unit: year
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period: year
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label: Scottish Child Payment maximum age
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reference:
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- title: Scottish Government - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/scottish-child-payment/

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/child_tax_credit.yaml‎

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description: >
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Whether Child Tax Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
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CTC was removed as a qualifying benefit in 2024 as part of UC migration.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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2024-04-01: false
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: CTC qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/esa_income.yaml‎

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description: >
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Whether income-related Employment and Support Allowance is a qualifying
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benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: ESA (income-related) qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/income_support.yaml‎

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description: Whether Income Support is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: Income Support qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/jsa_income.yaml‎

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description: >
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Whether income-based Jobseeker's Allowance is a qualifying benefit
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for Scottish Child Payment.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: JSA (income-based) qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/pension_credit.yaml‎

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description: Whether Pension Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: Pension Credit qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

‎policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/scottish_child_payment/qualifying_benefits/universal_credit.yaml‎

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description: Whether Universal Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
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values:
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0001-01-01: true
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metadata:
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unit: bool
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label: UC qualifies for SCP
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reference:
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- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
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href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment

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