needs test

British  

noun

1. social welfare an examination of a person's physical or social, rather than financial, circumstances, to determine whether he or she is eligible for a particular welfare benefit or service Compare means test

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Example Sentences

In a legal filing justifying the parole program, Homeland Security said the new program meets the “urgent humanitarian needs” test in the law by giving people in troubled countries “a safe mechanism” to escape.

From Washington Times

The district appears to have fully applied that needs test only to high schools, Brenes and Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m on the edge of qualifying for the simplified needs test.

From New York Times

Use an E.F.C. calculator to estimate the E.F.C. with and without the simplified needs test.

From New York Times

The main exception is when the family has significant assets but income that is very close to the income threshold for the simplified needs test.

From New York Times