eligibility check

Assess candidate suitability

An eligibility check is a verification process to determine whether someone qualifies for something—benefits, services, programs, or opportunities.

Government agencies run eligibility checks before approving welfare or unemployment claims.

Employers verify work eligibility.

The eligibility check confirmed she qualified for the subsidy.

The phrase often appears in bureaucratic and administrative contexts.

Related

screening · assessment · pass or fail · approval · green light · application · threshold · clearance · vetting · prerequisites · entitled · determine · review · validation · comply · status · benefits · means tested

Opposites
GATEKEEPING vs. OPEN ACCESS

eligibility checkuniversal access

Unrestricted entry for all

open enrollment · automatic enrollment · open door policy · no questions asked · open-door policy

VERIFICATION vs. ASSUMPTION

eligibility checkself-certification

Declaring one's own compliance

honor system

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G