1. means test - Noun
2. means test - Verb
an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
Source: WordNetmeans-test
There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief. Barbara Castle
If that sounds a little outside the box, says Grove, consider that nations like Finland and South Korea “already have divisions of their legislative body which require they have a futures means test for whatever they’re going to do.” Source: Internet
If the results of the means test show no disposable income (or in some cases a very small amount) then the individual qualifies for Chapter 7 relief. Source: Internet
These are non-contributory benefits given for whole sections of the population without a means test, such as family allowances or the public pension in New Zealand (known as New Zealand Superannuation). Source: Internet
Several countries have special schemes, administered with no requirement for contributions and no means test, for people in certain categories of need: for example, veterans of armed forces, people with disabilities and very old people. Source: Internet
The "means test" is employed in cases where an individual with primarily consumer debts has more than the average annual income for a household of equivalent size, computed over a 180-day period prior to filing. Source: Internet