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Marriage allowance take-up rate

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Description

From HMRC https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00870/SN00870.pdf#page=18

Outturn costs have been consistently lower than originally forecast. The main driver of the differences is a lower than forecast take up of the allowance when introduced in 2015 to 2016. Though the number of claimants has since increased over time, the number of claimants is still below that originally forecast.

We may be able to obtain this from the SPI.

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Research direction

Start with page 18 of the linked HMRC PDF, then investigate whether the SPI contains the marriage allowance claimant or take-up data described there. Confirm the available measure and its required time series; done means the issue has a sourced, reproducible take-up rate in the UK model.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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