means-test
Verify financial need
To means-test is to evaluate someone's financial resources to determine eligibility for benefits or assistance.
Government programs often means-test applicants before granting aid: Medicaid is means-tested, while Medicare is not.
As a noun, a means test is the evaluation itself.
The practice ensures resources go to those who need them most, though critics argue it creates bureaucratic barriers.
Regular monetary receipts
- assetsOwned items of value
- qualifyMeet required criteria
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- criteriaStandards for judgment
poverty · verification · screening · documentation · application · determination · low-income · housing
Point of termination
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- capCovering for top
- floorIndoor walking surface
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
minimum · maximum · baseline · benchmark · standard · requirement · level · scale
Sudden sharp sound
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
income
Regular monetary receipts
criteria · poverty · verification · screening · documentation · application · determination · low-income · housing · grants
cutoff
Point of termination
ceiling · minimum · maximum · baseline · benchmark · standard · requirement · level · scale · bracket
snap
Sudden sharp sound
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
means-testuniversal basic income
Guaranteed payments to all
UBI · automatic enrollment · universal healthcare · entitlement · blanket coverage
means-testunconditional
Without limits or qualifications
no-strings-attached · automatic · guaranteed · entitlement · right
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