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means -tested benefits

English translation: welfare benefits; based on income/assets

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English term or phrase:means-tested benefits
Selected answer:welfare benefits; based on income/assets
Entered by: Joanna Kwiatowska

13:35 Mar 31, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: means -tested benefits
Most 16 and 17 year olds cannot get MEANS-TESTED benefits. Young people are expecxted either to be supported by parents, or be in education, full time employment or Youth Training.

Kindly clarify the means-tested benefits. Thanks.
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 18:44
means-tested benefits - definition
Explanation:
I think that is similar to welfare, but in British parlance. Unlike universal benefits, these are based on how much one earns and favor poor people.
"Proponents of universal benefits argue that they are more dignified. They are open to rich and poor alike, a right of citizenship, whereas means-testing stigmatises the poor. Supporters of means-testing, on the other hand, criticise universal benefits as wasteful and inefficient. They give help which should be given only to the truly poor, to the very people who don't need it. Furthermore, as levels of longevity and long-term unemployment have increased far beyond what the welfare states' founders envisaged, the costs of universal benefits have spiralled out of control."
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Joanna Kwiatowska
Poland
Local time: 15:14
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thanj you
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means-tested benefits - definition


Explanation:
I think that is similar to welfare, but in British parlance. Unlike universal benefits, these are based on how much one earns and favor poor people.
"Proponents of universal benefits argue that they are more dignified. They are open to rich and poor alike, a right of citizenship, whereas means-testing stigmatises the poor. Supporters of means-testing, on the other hand, criticise universal benefits as wasteful and inefficient. They give help which should be given only to the truly poor, to the very people who don't need it. Furthermore, as levels of longevity and long-term unemployment have increased far beyond what the welfare states' founders envisaged, the costs of universal benefits have spiralled out of control."


    Reference: http://www.besr.org/library/universal.html
Joanna Kwiatowska
Poland
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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thanj you

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agree  achisholm: more or less right. The benefits are reduced or witheld if the applicant has any savings/property/earnings over a certain threshold, so for example, someone claiming benefit may have to show bank details etc. in order to claim.
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agree  ohemulen
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Explanation:
Means tested benefits, is money from the government to enable you to continue education etc. The government looks at your income or if you are still living with your parents, they look at their income. Then according to the amount of income you have a year they will give you money accordingly. For example: if you are a student who still lives in your parents house while studying, and your perents are full time workers you may get £1500 a year. If you are a student recieving no financial help from your parents, you live in your own in rented accomodation with a small child, you may get £5500 a year.

senin
Local time: 14:14
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