Add disability basic income reform option (#866)#1662
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Introduces `gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount` (£/week, default 0) and a new `disability_basic_income` Person variable that pays the configured amount to anyone receiving DLA, PIP, or the UC LCWRA element. Multiple eligibilities do not stack — the payment is per qualifying person, not per qualifying programme. Wires the new variable into `household_benefits`, `gov_spending`, and `pre_budget_change_household_benefits` so it shows up in fiscal aggregates and reform displays. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Implements the reform option proposed in #866: a flat per-week basic income paid to recipients of DLA, PIP, or the Universal Credit limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element.
gov.contrib.disability_basic_income.amount(£/week, default 0 — reform is inactive by default).disability_basic_incomethat pays the parameter × 52 to anyone withdla > 0,pip > 0, oruc_limited_capability_for_WRA == True.household_benefits,gov_spending, andpre_budget_change_household_benefitsso the reform shows up in fiscal aggregates and reform displays alongside the existingbasic_income.Closes #866.
Test plan
policyengine-core test policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/contrib/disability_basic_income/disability_basic_income.yaml -c policyengine_uk— 7 cases pass (default zero; DLA recipient; PIP daily living; PIP mobility; UC LCWRA; non-recipient; no-stacking).bi_maximum.yaml,LHA.yaml,attends_private_school.yaml,household_benefits_individual_non_dep_deduction.yaml).interactions/include_in_means_testsper the existing UBI pattern.🤖 Generated with Claude Code