means test
Income-based qualification check
A means test is an evaluation of someone's financial resources to determine eligibility for government benefits, scholarships, or other assistance programs.
Those whose income or assets exceed certain thresholds are disqualified: Applicants must pass a means test to receive housing assistance.
As a verb, means-test describes subjecting programs or individuals to such evaluation: Should we means-test Social Security benefits?
Required skill or condition
- applicationFormal request document
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
aid · assistance · welfare · subsidy · grant · scholarship · social security · disability
Separated or terminated
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- income limitMaximum earnings for eligibility
- poverty lineIncome cutoff marking need
- baselineStandard for comparison
minimum · ceiling · cap · boundary · guidelines · bracket · sliding scale · disqualification
Money gained from work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- wagesPayment for work
- assetsOwned items of value
- savingsAccumulated money kept
investments · property · resources · household income · capital · dividends · interest · pension
Public programs preventing destitution
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- reformImprove by correcting faults
privatization · conditionality · rationing · equity · fairness · dignity · welfare state · entitlement programs
Proving something accurate
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
disclosure · investigation · audit · proof · evidence · financial statement · tax returns · pay stubs
qualification
Required skill or condition
- applicationFormal request document
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
entitlement · aid · assistance · welfare · subsidy · grant · scholarship · social security · disability · pension
cut-off
Separated or terminated
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- income limitMaximum earnings for eligibility
- poverty lineIncome cutoff marking need
baseline · minimum · ceiling · cap · boundary · guidelines · bracket · sliding scale · disqualification · phase-out
earnings
Money gained from work
savings · investments · property · resources · household income · capital · dividends · interest · pension · annuity
social safety net
Public programs preventing destitution
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
reform · privatization · conditionality · rationing · equity · fairness · dignity · welfare state · entitlement programs · clawback
verification
Proving something accurate
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
scrutiny · disclosure · investigation · audit · proof · evidence · financial statement · tax returns · pay stubs · bank statements
- eligibilityeligible, ineligible, eligibility, eligibility criteria, qualified
- public assistancefood stamps, welfare office, public housing, cash aid, disability benefits
- public housingpublic housing, social housing, council housing, housing estates, housing project
- social welfaresocial welfare, welfare state, welfare checks, social insurance, welfare benefits
- veterans benefitsVA benefits, veterans pensions, VA disability, veteran benefits, VA claims
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
means testautomatic enrollment
Default participation upon eligibility
universal coverage · universal access · open enrollment · guaranteed income
means testuniversal basic income
Guaranteed payments to all
UBI · universalism · social insurance · universal healthcare · child benefit
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