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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions changelog_entry.yaml
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- bump: minor
changes:
added:
- Scottish Child Payment increased to 28.20/week for 2026-27, per Scottish Budget 2026-27.
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2022-11-14: 25
2024-04-01: 26.70
2025-04-01: 27.15
2026-04-01: 28.20
metadata:
unit: currency-GBP
period: week
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href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/351/regulation/20
- title: Scottish Government - Scottish Child Payment
href: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/scottish-child-payment/
- title: Scottish Budget 2026-27
href: https://www.gov.scot/news/a-budget-to-tackle-child-poverty/
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# £27.15/week * 52 weeks = £1,411.80
# [grandparent, child_1]
scottish_child_payment: [0, 1412]

# 2026-27 rate increase

- name: SCP with 2026 amount (28.20/week)
period: 2026
absolute_error_margin: 10
input:
people:
parent:
age: 30
child_1:
age: 5
benunits:
benunit:
members: [parent, child_1]
universal_credit: 5000
households:
household:
members: [parent, child_1]
region: SCOTLAND
output:
# 28.20/week * 52 weeks = 1,466.40
# [parent, child_1]
scottish_child_payment: [0, 1466]
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