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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But at least it is a benefit as of right and without means test .
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Costs would be limited by keeping the offer open only until 1995 and by using a means test .
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Eligibility is determined by a means test administered by the solicitor and based upon assessment of disposable income and capital.
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It was a household means test , not a family means test.
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The same household means test extended the liability of families to support the able-bodied unemployed.
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This contradicts the spirit of the supplementary benefit regulations and suggests that the means test is being enforced with new vigour.
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With reduced legal aid payouts and a tough new means test for applicants looming, it could spell financial disaster.