Merge pull request #1588 from PolicyEngine/add-childcare-grant

Add Childcare Grant model

Author: MaxGhenis

changelog.d/childcare-grant.added.md

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+- Add a first-pass Childcare Grant model for England full-time undergraduates.

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/coverage_rate.yaml

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+description: Proportion of eligible childcare costs covered by Childcare Grant.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 0.85
+  2026-01-01: 0.85
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Childcare Grant coverage rate
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - What you'll get
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/what-youll-get

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/eligible_child/max_age/special_educational_needs.yaml

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+description: Maximum child age for Childcare Grant where the child has special educational needs.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 17
+  2026-01-01: 17
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Childcare Grant child maximum age with special educational needs
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - Eligibility
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/eligibility

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/eligible_child/max_age/standard.yaml

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+description: Maximum child age for Childcare Grant under the standard rule.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 15
+  2026-01-01: 15
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Childcare Grant child maximum age
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - Eligibility
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/eligibility

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/income_limit/one_child.yaml

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+description: Household income limit for Childcare Grant where the application covers one child.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 20_107.23
+  2026-01-01: 20_107.23
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  period: year
+  label: Childcare Grant income limit for one child
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - Eligibility
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/eligibility

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/income_limit/two_or_more_children.yaml

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+description: Household income limit for Childcare Grant where the application covers two or more children.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 28_914.47
+  2026-01-01: 28_914.47
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  period: year
+  label: Childcare Grant income limit for two or more children
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - Eligibility
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/eligibility

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/weekly_maximum/one_child.yaml

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+description: Maximum weekly Childcare Grant amount for one child.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 199.62
+  2026-01-01: 199.62
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  period: week
+  label: Childcare Grant weekly maximum for one child
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - What you'll get
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/what-youll-get

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_grant/weekly_maximum/two_or_more_children.yaml

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+description: Maximum weekly Childcare Grant amount for two or more children.
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 342.24
+  2026-01-01: 342.24
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  period: week
+  label: Childcare Grant weekly maximum for two or more children
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Grant - What you'll get
+      href: https://www.gov.uk/childcare-grant/what-youll-get

policyengine_uk/programs.yaml

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     verified_end_year: 2025
     notes: Universal (15h), extended (30h), and targeted entitlements; parameters need expansion for later years
 
+  - id: childcare_grant
+    name: Childcare Grant
+    full_name: Student Finance England Childcare Grant
+    category: Benefits
+    agency: DfE
+    status: partial
+    coverage: England
+    variable: childcare_grant
+    parameter_prefix: gov.dfe.childcare_grant
+    verified_start_year: 2025
+    notes: First-pass full-time undergraduate England model using explicit full-time, SEN, and childcare-support inputs plus maintenance-loan proxies; childcare_expenses are treated as out-of-pocket spend net of free hours
+
   # --- DCMS programs ---
   - id: tv_licence
     name: TV Licence