Align Tax-Free Childcare UC disqualification (#1606)

Author: MaxGhenis

changelog.d/1056.md

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+- Updated Tax-Free Childcare Universal Credit disqualification to include awards reduced to nil.

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/hmrc/tax_free_childcare/disqualifying_benefits.yaml

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-description: HMRC limits Tax-Free Childcare to benefit units that do not receive any of these programs.
+description: HMRC limits Tax-Free Childcare to benefit units without these tax credit awards or Universal Credit payable amounts.
 metadata:
-  reference: 
-  - title: The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 - Part 16 and 18
-    href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127063
+  reference:
+  - title: Childcare Payments Act 2014 - Section 11
+    href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/28/section/11
+  - title: Childcare Payments Act 2014 - Section 30
+    href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/28/section/30
   period: year
   unit: program
   label: Tax-free childcare disqualifying benefits
 values:
   2015-01-01:
     - working_tax_credit
     - child_tax_credit
-    - universal_credit
+    - universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/gov/hmrc/tax_free_childcare/tax_free_childcare_program_eligible.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   input:
     working_tax_credit: 0
     child_tax_credit: 0
-    universal_credit: 0
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 0
   output:
     tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: True
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   input:
     working_tax_credit: 0
     child_tax_credit: 0
-    universal_credit: 0
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 0
     tax_free_childcare_meets_uk_connection: false
   output:
     tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: False
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   input:
     working_tax_credit: 1
     child_tax_credit: 0
-    universal_credit: 0
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 0
   output:
     tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: False
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   input:
     working_tax_credit: 1
     child_tax_credit: 1
-    universal_credit: 0
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 0
   output:
     tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: False
 
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
   input:
     working_tax_credit: 1
     child_tax_credit: 1
-    universal_credit: 1
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 1
+  output:
+    tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: False
+
+- name: Non eligible - Universal Credit payable before reduction to nil
+  period: 2025
+  input:
+    working_tax_credit: 0
+    child_tax_credit: 0
+    universal_credit: 0
+    universal_credit_pre_benefit_cap: 1
   output:
     tax_free_childcare_program_eligible: False