Merge pull request #1054 from PolicyEngine/universal-free-childcare

Edit age condition in universal childcare

Author: vahid-ahmadi

changelog_entry.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    fixed:
+    - Bug in universal childcare entitlement.

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/max_age.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+description: The Department for Education limits universal childcare entitlement in England to children younger than this age.
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  label: universal childcare entitlement child's maximum age
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.19
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/19
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 5

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/min_age.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 description: The Department for Education limits universal childcare entitlement in England to children this age or older.
 metadata:
-  type: single_amount
-  threshold_unit: year
-  amount_unit: hour
+  unit: year
   label: universal childcare entitlement child's minimum age
   reference:
     - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible.py

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def formula(person, period, parameters):
 
         age = person("age", period)
         p = parameters(period).gov.dfe.universal_childcare_entitlement
-        meets_min_age = age >= p.min_age
+        meets_age_condition = (age >= p.min_age) & (age < p.max_age)
         not_compulsory_age = ~person("is_of_compulsory_school_age", period)
         # Section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006
         # The regulation above limits free early years provision to children under compulsory school age.
-        return in_england & meets_min_age & not_compulsory_age
+        return in_england & meets_age_condition & not_compulsory_age