United Kingdom
Resentment over a means test was among the factors giving rise to the National Unemployed Workers' Movement in the United Kingdom. Today, several benefit payments (including Pension Credit) by the government are means-tested, meaning that the entitlement to it is affected by the amount of income and savings. October 2006 saw the introduction of means testing as part of the determination of legal aid in the Magistrates Court. Similar ideas have been made by the Ministry of Justice for the higher Crown Court in November 2008 with a consultation paper proposing the introduction of Crown Court means-tested legal aid. As of 29 January 2009 the consultation is closed and awaiting a decision.
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