Count AFIP as attendance allowance in UC housing cost contributions

changelog.d/2802.fixed.md

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+Count armed forces independence payment as attendance allowance in the Universal Credit housing cost contribution exemption, so the model deducts no contribution for a non-dependant who receives it.

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

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-description: Disability benefits whose recipients under 35 are excepted from the Universal Credit shared accommodation rate.
+description: Disability benefits for which DWP treats a renter under 35 as an excepted person and does not apply the Universal Credit shared accommodation rate. For attendance allowance the model reads uc_receives_attendance_allowance, which counts armed forces independence payment. The model has no variables for the three Scottish heads of paragraph 29(5).
 values:
   2013-04-29:
-    - attendance_allowance
+    - uc_receives_attendance_allowance
     - dla_sc_middle_plus
     - pip_dl
-    - armed_forces_independence_payment
 metadata:
   unit: list
   label: Universal Credit shared accommodation rate disability exceptions

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dwp/universal_credit/attendance_allowance_benefits.yaml

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+description: Benefits that the Secretary of State counts as attendance allowance for Universal Credit, heads (a) and (f) of the definition in regulation 2 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013. The model holds no separate amount for heads (b), (d) and (e), so it leaves them out. In the Northern Ireland regulations the Secretary of State letters the same payments (a) to (e), with armed forces independence payment at (e).
+values:
+  2013-04-29:
+    - attendance_allowance
+    - armed_forces_independence_payment
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Universal Credit attendance allowance benefits
+  reference:
+    - title: Universal Credit Regulations 2013 reg 2 ("attendance allowance")
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/2
+    - title: Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 reg 2 ("attendance allowance")
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/2

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/universal_credit/housing_costs_element/non_dep_deduction/uc_non_dep_deduction_exempt.yaml

@@ -51,3 +51,34 @@
     is_entitled_to_carer_benefit: false
     is_carer_for_benefits: true
     uc_non_dep_deduction_exempt: false
+
+# Under UC Regs 2013 Sch 4 para 16(2)(d), DWP deducts no contribution for "a
+# person in receipt of attendance allowance", and the Secretary of State defines
+# that term in reg 2 to include armed forces independence payment.
+- name: Exempt - armed forces independence payment
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0
+  input:
+    pension_credit: 0
+    dla_sc_middle_plus: false
+    pip_dl: 0
+    attendance_allowance: 0
+    armed_forces_independence_payment: 9_000
+    receives_carers_allowance: false
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: true
+    uc_non_dep_deduction_exempt: true
+
+- name: Exempt - attendance allowance
+  period: 2026
+  absolute_error_margin: 0
+  input:
+    pension_credit: 0
+    dla_sc_middle_plus: false
+    pip_dl: 0
+    aa_category: LOWER
+    armed_forces_independence_payment: 0
+    receives_carers_allowance: false
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: true
+    uc_non_dep_deduction_exempt: true

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/finance/benefit/family/universal_credit/uc_receives_attendance_allowance.yaml

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+# In UC Regs 2013 reg 2, the Secretary of State defines "attendance allowance"
+# as (a) an attendance allowance under SSCBA 1992 s.64; (b) an increase of
+# disablement pension under s.104 or 105; (d) a Personal Injuries (Civilians)
+# Scheme 1983 payment or an analogous payment; (e) an attendance addition to a
+# war disablement pension; and (f) armed forces independence payment. The
+# Secretary of State omitted head (c) in 2013 (S.I. 2013/1508). Any amount of
+# AFIP in payment qualifies: £9,000 stands for any positive amount.
+- name: Case 1, attendance allowance at the higher rate counts under head (a).
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    aa_category: HIGHER
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: true
+
+- name: Case 2, attendance allowance at the lower rate counts under head (a).
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    aa_category: LOWER
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: true
+
+- name: Case 3, armed forces independence payment counts under head (f).
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    armed_forces_independence_payment: 9_000
+  output:
+    attendance_allowance: 0
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: true
+
+- name: Case 4, no attendance allowance and no armed forces independence payment.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    aa_category: NONE
+    armed_forces_independence_payment: 0
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: false
+
+- name: Case 5, the DLA care component does not count as attendance allowance.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    dla_sc_category: HIGHER
+  output:
+    dla_sc_middle_plus: true
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: false
+
+- name: Case 6, the PIP daily living component does not count as attendance allowance.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    pip_dl_category: ENHANCED
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: false
+
+- name: Case 7, disablement pension without a constant attendance increase does not count as attendance allowance.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    iidb_reported: 5_000
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: false
+
+- name: Case 8, a reported Armed Forces Compensation Scheme amount does not count as attendance allowance.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    afcs_reported: 5_000
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: false
+
+- name: Case 9, a couple where only the partner receives armed forces independence payment.
+  period: 2026
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 40
+      person2:
+        age: 40
+        armed_forces_independence_payment: 9_000
+    benunits:
+      benunit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+  output:
+    uc_receives_attendance_allowance: [false, true]