Crossword clues for means test
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
means test
noun
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▪ But at least it is a benefit as of right and without means test.
▪ Costs would be limited by keeping the offer open only until 1995 and by using a means test.
▪ Eligibility is determined by a means test administered by the solicitor and based upon assessment of disposable income and capital.
▪ It was a household means test, not a family means test.
▪ The same household means test extended the liability of families to support the able-bodied unemployed.
▪ This contradicts the spirit of the supplementary benefit regulations and suggests that the means test is being enforced with new vigour.
▪ With reduced legal aid payouts and a tough new means test for applicants looming, it could spell financial disaster.
Wiktionary
means test
n. An inquiry into the financial position of a person applying for some form of financial assistance in order to determine their eligibility.
WordNet
means test
n. an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
Wikipedia
Means test
A means test is a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help.
Usage examples of "means test".
Frostbite had agreed to take 500 couples provided they were of terrestrial descent and could pass a means test -- that is, provided they had money to be fleeced of.