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Correct the Widowed Parent's Allowance description #2635

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Correct the WPA and liquid fuel descriptions
vahid-ahmadi Oct 24, 2026
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Drop the liquid fuel description changes
vahid-ahmadi Oct 24, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions changelog.d/wpa-lpg-descriptions.changed.md
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Corrected the Widowed Parent's Allowance description: it is closed for deaths on or after 6 April 2017, not to new claims.
11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dwp/widowed_parents_allowance_reported.py
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Expand Up @@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ class widowed_parents_allowance_reported(Variable):
"it shares benefit code 6 with Bereavement Support Payment, and "
"datasets built so far put that code in bsp_reported. Its rates rise "
"each April with CPI, unlike Bereavement Support Payment's, which "
"have been frozen since April 2017 (see bsp_reported). Closed to new "
"claims since 6 April 2017."
"have been frozen since April 2017 (see bsp_reported). It is closed "
"for deaths on or after 6 April 2017; a new claim can still be made "
"where the partner died before that date (SSCBA 1992 s.39A(1))."
)
definition_period = YEAR
unit = GBP
reference = "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/148/article/18/made"
reference = (
"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/148/article/18/made",
"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/section/39A",
"https://www.gov.uk/widowed-parents-allowance",
)
uprating = "gov.economic_assumptions.indices.obr.consumer_price_index"
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