Means test

Japanese: 資力調査 - しりょくちょうさ（英語表記）means test

In Japan, the term was "asset survey," but in recent years the term "means survey" has become more commonly used, as the survey also places emphasis on income and other factors. A typical example of this in Japan is the public assistance system. In order to determine an applicant's eligibility for benefits based on the "principle of complementarity," the presence or absence and level of income, assets, ability, etc., as well as the possibility of using these, are investigated. This means survey is not limited to public assistance, but is widely used as a selection method in selective public assistance administration in any country.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本での用語は資産調査であったが，その調査内容として所得その他をも重視するので，近年は資力調査の語が多く用いられる。日本でその典型的な例は生活保護制度において見られる。〈補足性の原理〉によって申請者の受給資格を判定するため，収入，資産，能力などの有無や程度，およびその利用可能性その他を調査する。この資力調査は生活保護に限らず，いずれの国でも選択的な公的扶助行政などでは，その選別手段として多く採用されてきている。

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