Are ESA income parameters named/described correctly? #61
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e.g. the description for https://github.com/PSLmodels/openfisca-uk/blob/master/openfisca_uk/parameters/benefits/ESA/income/amount_18_24.yaml is Is it the benefit amount or personal allowance? |
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This is the 'basic amount', but I agree it's a bit confusing. Some benefit sites refer to the basic amount as the 'personal allowance', e.g. here. Most benefits follow the structure personal_allowance + premiums - deductions, and they're mainly consistent I think in referring to the basic amount as the personal allowance even when it might have more common names, so I guess it's a question of whether we want to be most similar to that specific benefit, or maintain more consistency across all benefits. But either way I think you're right, the filename should ideally be the same, rather than having this 'amount' vs 'allowance' ambiguity. |
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This is the 'basic amount', but I agree it's a bit confusing. Some benefit sites refer to the basic amount as the 'personal allowance', e.g. here. Most benefits follow the structure personal_allowance + premiums - deductions, and they're mainly consistent I think in referring to the basic amount as the personal allowance even when it might have more common names, so I guess it's a question of whether we want to be most similar to that specific benefit, or maintain more consistency across all benefits. But either way I think you're right, the filename should ideally be the same, rather than having this 'amount' vs 'allowance' ambiguity.