Add student loan interest rate parameters #1418
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Add parameters documenting student loan interest rate rules: - Plan 1: Lower of RPI or base rate + 1% - Plan 2: Income-contingent (RPI to RPI+3% based on income thresholds) - Plan 4: Same as Plan 1 - Plan 5: RPI only (no income-based component) - Postgraduate: RPI + 3% Add student_loan_interest_rate variable that calculates the applicable rate based on plan type and income, with Plan 2 tapering between the lower and upper income thresholds. Fixes #1417 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Add parameters documenting student loan interest rate rules:
Why add these?
While interest accrual isn't currently modelled in the microsimulation (it requires tracking loan balances over time), these parameters document the policy rules for:
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Fixes #1417
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