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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions changelog_entry.yaml
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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.).
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion policyengine_uk/entities.py
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# This file defines the entities needed by our legislation.
from policyengine_core.entities import build_entity

Household = build_entity(
Household = build_entity(
key="household",
plural="households",
label="Household",
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description: Weekly amount of Scottish Child Payment per eligible child.
values:
0001-01-01: 0
2021-02-15: 10
2022-04-01: 20
2022-11-14: 25
2024-04-01: 26.70
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2025-04-01: 27.15
metadata:
unit: currency-GBP
period: week
label: Scottish Child Payment weekly amount
reference:
- title: Scottish Government - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/scottish-child-payment/
- title: Social Security Scotland - SCP statistics
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/publications/2024/02/scottish-child-payment-statistics-to-31-december-2023
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description: Maximum age for Scottish Child Payment eligibility (child must be under this age).
values:
0001-01-01: 0
2021-02-15: 6
2022-11-14: 16
metadata:
unit: year
period: year
label: Scottish Child Payment maximum age
reference:
- title: Scottish Government - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/scottish-child-payment/
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description: >
Whether Child Tax Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
CTC was removed as a qualifying benefit in 2024 as part of UC migration.
values:
0001-01-01: true
2024-04-01: false
metadata:
unit: bool
label: CTC qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: >
Whether income-related Employment and Support Allowance is a qualifying
benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
values:
0001-01-01: true
metadata:
unit: bool
label: ESA (income-related) qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: Whether Income Support is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
values:
0001-01-01: true
metadata:
unit: bool
label: Income Support qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: >
Whether income-based Jobseeker's Allowance is a qualifying benefit
for Scottish Child Payment.
values:
0001-01-01: true
metadata:
unit: bool
label: JSA (income-based) qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: Whether Pension Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
values:
0001-01-01: true
metadata:
unit: bool
label: Pension Credit qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: Whether Universal Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
values:
0001-01-01: true
metadata:
unit: bool
label: UC qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: >
Whether Working Tax Credit is a qualifying benefit for Scottish Child Payment.
WTC was removed as a qualifying benefit in 2024 as part of UC migration.
values:
0001-01-01: true
2024-04-01: false
metadata:
unit: bool
label: WTC qualifies for SCP
reference:
- title: Social Security Scotland - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/scottish-child-payment
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description: >
Take-up rate for Scottish Child Payment for families with children aged 6
and over. Lower than under-6 rate as these families require separate
application rather than automatic award.
values:
0001-01-01: 0.86
metadata:
unit: /1
period: year
label: Scottish Child Payment take-up rate (6 and over)
reference:
- title: SPICe analysis of SCP coverage
href: https://spice-spotlight.scot/2024/07/31/scottish-child-payment-who-gets-it/
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description: >
Take-up rate for Scottish Child Payment for families with children under 6.
Higher take-up due to automatic awards from Best Start Grant recipients.
values:
0001-01-01: 0.97
metadata:
unit: /1
period: year
label: Scottish Child Payment take-up rate (under 6)
reference:
- title: SPICe analysis of SCP coverage
href: https://spice-spotlight.scot/2024/07/31/scottish-child-payment-who-gets-it/
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