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Comments:A 'means test' is an examination of economic/financial resources carried out in order to determine whether someone qualifies to receive government assistance, whether disbursement for a specific purpose or in general. As per 8 CFR § 213a.1 - Definitions, it is defined as: "Means-tested public benefit means either a Federal means-tested public benefit, which is any public benefit funded in whole or in part by funds provided by the Federal Government that the Federal agency administering the Federal funds has determined to be a Federal means-tested public benefit under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, or a State means-tested public benefit, which is any public benefit for which no Federal funds are provided that a State, State agency, or political subdivision of a State has determined to be a means-tested public benefit. No benefit shall be considered to be a means-tested public benefit if it is a benefit described in sections 401(b), 411(b), 422(b) or 423(d) of Public Law 104-193." In itself, it is a term used in more 'meta' contexts--social science or policy documents, for example. This is borne out in Spanish as well as English, with most government websites describing public assistance talking about 'requisitos para percibir ayudas'. A fairly reliable source, a Guía práctica para responsabilidades de expedientes relativos al convenio de cobro de alimentos para los hijos de 2007 published by the Hague Conference on Private International Law, refers to this as "examen de recursos económicos". In a lack of an overwhelming consensus on the term, however, other options are not objectionable.