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Apply take-up rate to income-based ESA

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Description

Per https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2018-to-2019 income-based ESA take-up is tracked the same as Income Support (currently 90%)

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked government take-up statistics and locating where income-based ESA and Income Support take-up rates are represented. Confirm how the existing 90% Income Support rate is applied, then make income-based ESA follow the same treatment and verify the related model tests or outputs.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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