UniversalCredit: The Universal Credit Class

Description Usage Arguments Format Fields Examples

Description

This class describes the Universal Credit available to a single UK citizen over 25 with no children.

Usage

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Arguments

earnedIncome

The initial earned income of the person.

unearnedIncome

The initial unearned income of the person.

Format

An object of class R6ClassGenerator of length 24.

Fields

amount

The amount of the credit.

workAllowance

The amount that can be earned before credit is gradually withdrawn.

earnedTaper

The rate at which credit is withdrawn for earnings above the workAllowance.

unearnedTaper

The rate at which credit is withdrawn for unearned income.

Examples

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UniversalCredit
The amount method

This method determines how much universal credit is due dependant upon their income.

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