单词	means test
释义	means testˈmeans test noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. word sets WORD SETS► Welfare almshouse, nounbenefit, nounchild benefit, nounchild support, nouncommunity chest, nouncommunity service, nounconcession, nounconcessionary, adjectivedole, noundraw, verbdrop-in, adjectiveentitlement, nounfamily credit, nounfood bank, nounfood coupon, nounfood stamp, noungiro, nounhostel, nounhousing project, nounmeal ticket, nounmeans test, nounMedicaid, nounMedicare, nounNational Insurance, nounOAP, nounold age pension, nounold age pensioner, nounpensioner, nounpoorhouse, nounpublic health, nounrelief, nounsickness benefit, nounsocial security, nounstate benefit, noununemployment, noununemployment benefit, nounworkfare, nounworkhouse, noun an official check in order to find out whether someone is poor enough to need money from the government—means-tested adjective:  means-tested benefits
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