feat: add Scottish Child Payment 2026-27 rate increase #1483
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Increase SCP from £27.15/week to £28.20/week starting April 2026, in line with inflation per Scottish Budget 2026-27. Source: https://www.gov.scot/news/a-budget-to-tackle-child-poverty/ Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This reverts commit dac23c7.
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- Revert PR #1483 (SCP 2026-27 rate increase not yet law) - Replace baby_bonus.yaml with under_one.yaml (£40/week total parameter) - Reform now uses max(under_one, base_rate) for under-1s The Scottish Budget says "£40 a week total" not a fixed bonus amount. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Revert PR #1483 (SCP 2026-27 rate increase not yet law) - Replace baby_bonus.yaml with under_one.yaml (£40/week total parameter) - Reform now uses max(under_one, base_rate) for under-1s The Scottish Budget says "£40 a week total" not a fixed bonus amount. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Revert PR #1483 (SCP 2026-27 rate increase not yet law) - Replace baby_bonus.yaml with under_one.yaml (£40/week total parameter) - Reform now uses max(under_one, base_rate) for under-1s The Scottish Budget says "£40 a week total" not a fixed bonus amount. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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* Revert "feat: add Scottish Child Payment 2026-27 rate increase (#1483)" This reverts commit dac23c7. * Revert SCP rate increase and refactor baby bonus to use £40 total - Revert PR #1483 (SCP 2026-27 rate increase not yet law) - Replace baby_bonus.yaml with under_one.yaml (£40/week total parameter) - Reform now uses max(under_one, base_rate) for under-1s The Scottish Budget says "£40 a week total" not a fixed bonus amount. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Increases the Scottish Child Payment from £27.15/week to £28.20/week starting April 2026, in line with inflation.
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amount.yaml2026-04-01: 28.20scottish_child_payment.yamlchangelog_entry.yamlTest plan
policyengine-core test policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/gov/social_security_scotland -c policyengine_uk🤖 Generated with Claude Code