diff --git a/changelog.d/1458-pawhp-refs.md b/changelog.d/1458-pawhp-refs.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7e527ff7e --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/1458-pawhp-refs.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +- Add legislative references and tidy labels for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) parameter suite (amounts and eligibility), citing The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250) and the June 2025 Scottish Government announcement reinstating a universal element. diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/base.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/base.yaml index f529db86b..fb6ff7740 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/base.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/base.yaml @@ -1,8 +1,15 @@ -description: Amount paid to non-benefit-claiming pensioners for the PAWHP. +description: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment universal base award paid to Scottish State-Pension-age households that do not qualify for a means-tested PAWHP. £0 in winter 2024-25 (PAWHP was means-tested only); £100 from winter 2025-26 following the Scottish Government's reinstatement of a universal element. values: 2024-01-01: 0 2025-01-01: 100 metadata: unit: currency-GBP - label: Pawhp base payment + label: PAWHP universal base amount uprating: gov.economic_assumptions.indices.obr.consumer_price_index + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250) + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/contents/made + - title: Scottish Government — Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to be paid to all pensioners (June 2025) + href: https://www.gov.scot/news/winter-fuel-payment-to-be-paid-to-all-pensioners/ + - title: Social Security Scotland — Pension Age Winter Heating Payment + href: https://www.mygov.scot/pension-age-winter-heating-payment diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/higher.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/higher.yaml index 19e40324f..800ed6c7f 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/higher.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/higher.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ +description: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment higher (80-and-over) award paid to Scottish households containing someone aged 80 or over who receives a qualifying benefit. values: 2024-01-01: 300 metadata: unit: currency-GBP - label: Pawhp lower amount + label: PAWHP higher (80+) amount uprating: gov.economic_assumptions.indices.obr.consumer_price_index + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250) + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/contents/made + - title: Social Security Scotland — Pension Age Winter Heating Payment + href: https://www.mygov.scot/pension-age-winter-heating-payment diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/lower.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/lower.yaml index d558ca0dd..4ef7ba802 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/lower.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/amount/lower.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ +description: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment lower (under-80) award paid to Scottish households containing someone of State Pension age who receives a qualifying benefit. values: 2024-01-01: 200 metadata: unit: currency-GBP - label: Pawhp lower amount - uprating: gov.economic_assumptions.indices.obr.consumer_price_index \ No newline at end of file + label: PAWHP lower (under-80) amount + uprating: gov.economic_assumptions.indices.obr.consumer_price_index + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250) + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/contents/made + - title: Social Security Scotland — Pension Age Winter Heating Payment + href: https://www.mygov.scot/pension-age-winter-heating-payment \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/higher_age_requirement.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/higher_age_requirement.yaml index b56cf8d9c..86bd50176 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/higher_age_requirement.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/higher_age_requirement.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ -description: Age requirement to qualify for the higher PAWHP. +description: Age at which a qualifying household becomes entitled to the higher PAWHP award. values: 2000-01-01: 80 metadata: unit: year - label: Winter Fuel Payment higher amount age requirement + label: PAWHP higher amount age requirement + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250), reg. 5 + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/regulation/5/made diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/require_benefits.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/require_benefits.yaml index 7209e68f6..ce39cde0d 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/require_benefits.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/require_benefits.yaml @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ -description: Whether receipt of means-tested benefits is required to qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. +description: Whether receipt of a qualifying means-tested benefit is required for PAWHP entitlement. values: 2000-01-01: false - 2024-01-01: + 2024-01-01: value: true + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250), reg. 4 + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/regulation/4/made metadata: unit: bool - label: Pawhp means-tested benefits requirement + label: PAWHP means-tested benefits requirement + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250) + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/contents/made + - title: Scottish Government — Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to be paid to all pensioners (June 2025) + href: https://www.gov.scot/news/winter-fuel-payment-to-be-paid-to-all-pensioners/ diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/state_pension_age_requirement.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/state_pension_age_requirement.yaml index 5ba64edf2..b8dbdfd15 100644 --- a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/state_pension_age_requirement.yaml +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/social_security_scotland/pawhp/eligibility/state_pension_age_requirement.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ -description: Whether individuals must be State Pension Age to qualify for the PAWHP. +description: Whether individuals must be of State Pension Age to qualify for the PAWHP. values: 2000-01-01: true metadata: unit: bool - label: Pawhp State Pension age requirement + label: PAWHP State Pension age requirement + reference: + - title: The Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250), reg. 3 + href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/250/regulation/3/made