A means test designed to reduce or eliminate the entitlement of more affluent claimants to a publicly funded benefit, especially one that was previously awarded regardless of personal wealth or income.
Origin
1990s.
Definition of affluence test in US English:
affluence test
noun
US
A means test designed to reduce or eliminate the entitlement of more affluent claimants to a publicly funded benefit, especially one that was previously awarded regardless of personal wealth or income.