Concept information
Preferred term
means testing
Definition
- Means testing is a process of assessing whether an individual or family is in need of public assistance. The process literally aims to evaluate whether a person has enough “means” to support himself or herself. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Means Testing]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/means_testing
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