A means tested program is a program that limits eligibility by only allowing an individual or household to be qualified if their income and assets are below a certain threshold. Not all United States entitlements are means-tested.

Means Tested Benefits 

Non-means tested programs do not consider one's income or assets to determine eligibility for the program. 

Non-Means tested Benefits 

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United States Entitlement Programs

Means-Tested Programs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.irp.wisc.edu/research/economic-support/means-tested-programs/#:~:text=Means-tested programs limit eligibility,determined threshold (means test).

Means-Tested Programs

A United States Entitlement Program is a Federal program or provision of law that establishes a legal obligation of the Federal government to provide payments to qualifying factions of people that meet criteria of the program. In short, programs are entitlements if they have eligibility requirements and have a legal obligation that involves making payments to the program; this is because they are part of the mandatory spending unit of the United States Federal government. Other programs that do not meet these requirements would be considered a simple source of funding. 

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