diff --git a/changelog.d/local-authority-target-uprating-parameters.added.md b/changelog.d/local-authority-target-uprating-parameters.added.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..837abcd21 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/local-authority-target-uprating-parameters.added.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add named economic-assumption parameters for the local-authority ONS income target uprating factors used by `policyengine-uk-data`. diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/housing_costs_uprating_factor.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/housing_costs_uprating_factor.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..30613e90f --- /dev/null +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/housing_costs_uprating_factor.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +description: Factor used to uprate ONS FYE 2020 local-authority housing costs targets to the 2025 calibration year, using the OBR house price index as the calibration proxy. +values: + 2025-01-01: 1.2190812720848057 +metadata: + unit: /1 + label: Local-authority ONS housing costs uprating factor + reference: + - title: OBR EFO November 2025 (economy detailed forecast tables, house price index) + href: https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2025/ diff --git a/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/net_income_bhc_uprating_factor.yaml b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/net_income_bhc_uprating_factor.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cdeace077 --- /dev/null +++ b/policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/economic_assumptions/local_authority_targets/ons_income/net_income_bhc_uprating_factor.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +description: Factor used to uprate ONS FYE 2020 local-authority net income before housing costs targets to the 2025 calibration year. +values: + 2025-01-01: 1.3526165167620605 +metadata: + unit: /1 + label: Local-authority ONS net income BHC uprating factor + reference: + - title: OBR EFO November 2025 (economy detailed forecast tables, real household disposable income index) + href: https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2025/ diff --git a/policyengine_uk/tests/test_local_authority_target_parameters.py b/policyengine_uk/tests/test_local_authority_target_parameters.py new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e191bf3e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/policyengine_uk/tests/test_local_authority_target_parameters.py @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +from policyengine_uk.system import system + + +def test_local_authority_target_uprating_parameters(): + params = system.parameters.gov.economic_assumptions.local_authority_targets + ons_income = params.ons_income + + assert ons_income.net_income_bhc_uprating_factor("2025-01-01") == (1985.1 / 1467.6) + assert ons_income.housing_costs_uprating_factor("2025-01-01") == (103.5 / 84.9) + + bhc_reference = ons_income.net_income_bhc_uprating_factor.metadata["reference"][0] + housing_reference = ons_income.housing_costs_uprating_factor.metadata["reference"][ + 0 + ] + + assert "November 2025" in bhc_reference["title"] + assert "November 2025" in housing_reference["title"]