diff --git a/changelog.d/2655.changed.md b/changelog.d/2655.changed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4de5080dcd --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/2655.changed.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Tested the Housing Benefit child disability premiums with a real pension-age claimant and child, deriving the 2021 cutoff from the claimant. diff --git a/policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/housing_benefit/housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums.yaml b/policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/housing_benefit/housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums.yaml index f7a768e019..78b17203da 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/housing_benefit/housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/housing_benefit/housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums.yaml @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ housing_benefit_eligible: true housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true # The claimant attained State Pension age before 1 April 2021, so the - # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SI 2021/188). + # higher pension-age personal allowance applies (SR 2021/70). housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 is_single_person: true @@ -1569,3 +1569,78 @@ members: [parent, child1, child2, child3, non_dependant] output: housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums: 30 * 52 + +# A real claimant aged 75 and a qualifying child aged 17, with no eldest-age or +# cutoff override, so both are derived from the claimant. A man aged 75 in 2026 +# was born before 6 December 1953, so he reached State Pension age at 65 +# (Pensions Act 1995 Sch 4 para 1(1)), between 2015 and 2017 depending on his +# birthday; from age alone the model places it on 6 April 2016. That is before +# the 1 April 2021 cutoff (SI 2021/188), so the higher pension-age rate of +# £256.00 a week applies. +- name: Pension-age claimant and qualifying child, claimant listed first + period: 2026 + absolute_error_margin: 0.02 + input: + people: + claimant: + age: 75 + is_male: true + child: + age: 17 + is_child_or_young_person_for_legacy_benefits: true + dla_sc: 100 + receives_highest_dla_sc: true + benunits: + family: + members: [claimant, child] + housing_benefit_eligible: true + housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true + is_single_person: false + is_lone_parent: true + is_couple: false + benefits_premiums: 100 + households: + home: + members: [claimant, child] + country: ENGLAND + output: + is_claimant_or_partner: [true, false] + eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 + housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true + housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums: 118.45 * 52 + # £256.00 x 52 + £100 supplied premiums + £118.45 x 52. + housing_benefit_applicable_amount: 19571.4 + +- name: Pension-age claimant and qualifying child, child listed first + period: 2026 + absolute_error_margin: 0.02 + input: + people: + child: + age: 17 + is_child_or_young_person_for_legacy_benefits: true + dla_sc: 100 + receives_highest_dla_sc: true + claimant: + age: 75 + is_male: true + benunits: + family: + members: [child, claimant] + housing_benefit_eligible: true + housing_benefit_pension_age_regulations_apply: true + is_single_person: false + is_lone_parent: true + is_couple: false + benefits_premiums: 100 + households: + home: + members: [child, claimant] + country: ENGLAND + output: + is_claimant_or_partner: [false, true] + eldest_claimant_or_partner_age: 75 + housing_benefit_attained_pension_age_before_cutoff: true + housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums: 118.45 * 52 + # £256.00 x 52 + £100 supplied premiums + £118.45 x 52. + housing_benefit_applicable_amount: 19571.4 diff --git a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/benefits_premiums.py b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/benefits_premiums.py index 8bfdff9448..d3030731f2 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/benefits_premiums.py +++ b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/benefits_premiums.py @@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ # Requirements) (England) Regs 2012 Sch 2 Part 3; the Scottish and Welsh # pension-age CTR schedules) have only the severe disability, enhanced # disability (children only), disabled child and carer premiums. The two -# child premiums are not modelled. +# child premiums are modelled for Housing Benefit only, by +# housing_benefit_child_disability_premiums in the applicable amount; +# Council Tax Reduction does not model them. PENSION_AGE_PREMIUMS = [ "pension_age_severe_disability_premium", "carer_premium",