Look up: means-test

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   means test
   [n] - an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
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   Means Test
   Notorious but increasingly common method of deciding entitlement to targeted welfare benefits. At one time it included an assessment of people's saleable property: People would be forced to sell their property including furniture before being allowed benefits. In modern times such tests usually assess only a person's financial assets — life savings are penalized but a new car is not!
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   Means test
   An appraisal of a person's income and assets to establish if he or she qualifies for state... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/means-test.htm?id=933&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of means test'>more</a>
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   means test
   Method of assessing the amount to be paid in social security benefits (for example, the income support and housing benefits), which takes into account all sources of personal or family income. In...
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   means test
   noun an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
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   Means test
   The term `means test` refers to an investigative process undertaken to determine whether or not an individual or family is eligible to receive certain types of benefits from the government. The `test` can consist of quantifying the party's income, or assets, or a combination of both. During the Great Depression, the test was used to screen applicants for such programs as Home Relief in the United States, and starting in the 1960s, for benefits s...
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