Means-Tested Welfare Program
A Means-Tested Welfare Program is a conditional welfare program that involves a means test.
- Context:
- It can (often be) a Low-Income Program, such as an Anti-Poverty Program.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Unconditional Income Program.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Means-tested_benefit Retrieved:2014-8-6.
- A Means-tested benefit in the United Kingdom is a payment available to people who can demonstrate that their income and capital are below specified limits. It is a central part of the Welfare state in the United Kingdom.
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Means_test#United_States Retrieved:2014-8-6.
- Means testing is used to test for eligibility to Medicaid as well as the eligibility for relief for debtors who have sufficient financial means to pay a portion of their debts."[1] The means test is perhaps best recognized in the United States as the test used by courts to determine eligibility for Title 11 of the United States Code Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
During the Great Depression, the test was used to screen applicants for such programs as Home Relief in the United States, and starting in the 1960s, for benefits such as those provided by Medicaid and the Food Stamp Program.
- Means testing is used to test for eligibility to Medicaid as well as the eligibility for relief for debtors who have sufficient financial means to pay a portion of their debts."[1] The means test is perhaps best recognized in the United States as the test used by courts to determine eligibility for Title 11 of the United States Code Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
- ↑ Understanding Bankruptcy. Second Edition. Jeff Ferriell and Edward J. Janger. LexisNexis. 2007. p. 28.