Add disability basic income reform

Author: MaxGhenis

changelog.d/866.md

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+Add a disability basic income reform option.

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/contrib/disability_basic_income/amount.yaml

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+description: Weekly basic income paid to each person who receives the Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, or the Universal Credit limited capability for work-related activity element. Set to 0 to disable.
+values:
+  2000-01-01: 0
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-GBP
+  label: Disability basic income amount

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/contrib/disability_basic_income/disability_basic_income.yaml

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+- name: Disability basic income disabled by default
+  period: 2025
+  input:
+    dla_sc: 1_000
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 0
+
+- name: Disability basic income for DLA recipient
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    dla_sc: 1_000
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 5_200
+
+- name: Disability basic income for PIP daily living recipient
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    pip_dl_category: STANDARD
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 5_200
+
+- name: Disability basic income for PIP mobility recipient
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    pip_m_category: ENHANCED
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 5_200
+
+- name: Disability basic income for UC LCWRA recipient
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    age: 30
+    is_disabled_for_benefits: true
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 5_200
+
+- name: Disability basic income excludes LCWRA flag without UC receipt
+  period: 2025
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    age: 30
+    is_disabled_for_benefits: true
+    would_claim_uc: false
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 0
+
+- name: Disability basic income non-recipient gets nothing
+  period: 2025
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    age: 30
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 0
+
+- name: Disability basic income multiple eligibilities do not stack
+  period: 2025
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.01
+  input:
+    gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount: 100
+    dla_sc: 1_000
+    pip_dl_category: STANDARD
+    is_disabled_for_benefits: true
+  output:
+    disability_basic_income: 5_200

policyengine_uk/variables/contrib/disability_basic_income/disability_basic_income.py

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+from policyengine_uk.model_api import *
+
+
+class disability_basic_income(Variable):
+    label = "Disability basic income"
+    documentation = "Flat per-week basic income paid to anyone receiving the Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, or the Universal Credit limited capability for work-related activity element."
+    entity = Person
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    value_type = float
+    unit = GBP
+
+    def formula(person, period, parameters):
+        amount = parameters(period).gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount
+        receives_dla = person("dla", period) > 0
+        receives_pip = person("pip", period) > 0
+        receives_uc_lcwra = person("uc_limited_capability_for_WRA", period) & (
+            person.benunit("universal_credit", period) > 0
+        )
+        eligible = receives_dla | receives_pip | receives_uc_lcwra
+        return eligible * amount * WEEKS_IN_YEAR

policyengine_uk/variables/contrib/policyengine/pre_budget_change_household_benefits.py

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     "cost_of_living_support_payment",
     "energy_bills_rebate",
     "carer_support_payment",
+    "disability_basic_income",
 ]
 
 

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/gov_spending.py

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     "dft_subsidy_spending",
     "nhs_spending",
     "carer_support_payment",
+    "disability_basic_income",
 ]
 
 

policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/household_benefits.py

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     "two_child_limit_payment",
     "scottish_child_payment",
     "carer_support_payment",
+    "disability_basic_income",
 ]