means testing
One million people in work claim means-tested benefits.
Ministers should end means-tested pensions and replace them with a single payment of £105 a week.
Unemployed people, depending on their circumstances, may be eligible for means-tested income support.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Social security & state benefits
AFDC
anti-welfare
basic income
be on reliefidiom
benefit
family allowance
family credit
giro
housing benefit
income support
means test
sign (something) off
social security
social welfare
UBI
unemployment
unemployment benefit
universal basic income
welfare
welfare state
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