model_child_care_subsidy: Model Child Care Subsidy

Description

The child care subsidy if thresholds and rates are changed. (See child_care_subsidy.)

Usage

model_child_care_subsidy(
  sample_file,
  Cbdc_hourly_cap = NULL,
  Fdc_hourly_cap = NULL,
  Oshc_hourly_cap = NULL,
  Ihc_hourly_cap = NULL,
  Annual_cap_income = NULL,
  Annual_cap_subsidy = NULL,
  Income_test_bracket_1 = NULL,
  Income_test_bracket_2 = NULL,
  Income_test_bracket_3 = NULL,
  Income_test_bracket_4 = NULL,
  Income_test_bracket_5 = NULL,
  Taper_1 = NULL,
  Taper_2 = NULL,
  Taper_3 = NULL,
  Activity_test_1_brackets = NULL,
  Activity_test_1_hours = NULL,
  calc_baseline_ccs = TRUE,
  return. = c("sample_file", "new_ccs", "sample_file.int")
)

Arguments

sample_file

A sample file having the same variables as the data.frame in the example.

Cbdc_hourly_cap, Fdc_hourly_cap, Oshc_hourly_cap, Ihc_hourly_cap

(numeric) The lower of `cost_hour` or the relevant `hourly_cap` will be used in the calculation of the subsidy.

Annual_cap_income

(numeric) The minimum family income for which the `Annual_cap_subsidy` applies from.

Annual_cap_subsidy

(numeric) Amount at which annual subsidies are capped for those who earn more than `Annual_cap_income`.

Income_test_bracket_1, Income_test_bracket_2, Income_test_bracket_3, Income_test_bracket_4, Income_test_bracket_5

(numeric) The steps at which income test 1 changes rates. Note the strange structure https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy/payments/how-your-income-affects-it.

Taper_1, Taper_2, Taper_3

(numeric) The proportion of the hourly cap retained. Note that the rate only decreases between each odd bracket.

Activity_test_1_brackets

(numeric vector) The activity levels at which the activity test increases.

Activity_test_1_hours

(numeric vector) The hours corresponding to the step increase in `activity_test_1_brackets`.

calc_baseline_ccs

(logical, default: TRUE) Should the current child care subsidy be included as a column in the result?

return.

What should the function return? One of subsidy, sample_file, or sample_file.int. If subsidy, the subsidy received under the settings; if sample_file, the sample_file, but with variables subsidy and possibly new_subsidy; if sample_file.int, same as sample_file but new_subsidy is coerced to integer.