| 词汇 | example_english_means-testing |
| 释义 | Examples of means testingThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. All of this could be done electronically without the need for intrusive inquiries or overt meanstesting. This programme provided needy disabled people with extremely low social assistance benefits on the basis of stringent meanstesting. Private provision played an unusually large role, state spending was relatively low and meanstesting was important. Secondly, meanstesting necessarily involves withdrawing benefits from those who have built up private pension rights. The ' theoretical orientation ' of the book apparently meanstesting of hypotheses that have been advanced in previous research. The approach has been to concentrate resources on the poor by means of greater selectivity and meanstesting. The government ended universal programmes and imposed meanstesting in family allowances and old age security, with the same effect. However, meanstesting remains the condition for receiving income support and people owning property or savings will not be able to claim it. An additional advantage of non-means-tested subsidies is that they avoid the transaction costs of meanstesting for both consumers and government. Many of these individuals might not have saved much even in the absence of such wide-scale meanstesting. However, such concerns can be solved by the use of meanstesting and similar devices, which amounts to distributing the equity dividends to those whose circumstances most demand it. We will look at the issues of meanstesting, insurance benefits and categorical benefits within that context. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposal would target some of the poorest of our pensioners without running into all the difficulties of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an almost visceral dislike of meanstesting among pensioners, which is entirely understandable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Powerfully, he asked the serious question: where are we going on meanstesting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its effect has now been spotted—it is another extension of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The regulations are inappropriate, mainly because of their element of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these premiums relate to the basic principle of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me counsel him against ideas about which we read in some newspapers about meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are to push back areas of meanstesting, we must be selective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, it is wholly anomalous and unjust that some allowances are disregarded for the purpose of meanstesting, but that invalidity benefit is not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would have reduced greatly the need for meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he speaking on behalf of his party in suggesting that there should be a meanstesting of farmers before grants are given? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be a considerable improvement in targeting and could be achieved without meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I come to our long-term pensions proposals—a crucial part of our developing plan for reducing the rôle of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To make matters worse, this redistribution has been accompanied by an unprecedented extension of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It appears that pension income only is involved in the meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is indisputable, as is his argument for compromise on the disregard and taper affecting the meanstesting of incapacity benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new system will eliminate the delay caused by meanstesting and target wealthy criminals more effectively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other issue relating to direct payments is that of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also discussed meanstesting and the overall picture of society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because there will be no meanstesting or contributions in the future, there will be nothing to withhold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is evidence that, because of meanstesting, people who need the benefits most do not apply for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not have meanstesting of its disabled people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I emphasised that other methods of targeting benefits were usually preferable to meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does, of course, mean a great extension of meanstesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This provision will result in the widespread, crude meanstesting of homeless people, which makes me shudder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would that clause provide for the meanstesting of any cash payments or vouchers that were provided? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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