Means tests were developed during the inter-war period, not as part of the Poor Law, but as part of the attempt to offer relief that was not affected by the stigma of pauperism.
В межвоенный период была создана система специальных проверок доходов (Means tests), но уже не как часть системы Законов о Бедных, а как попытка предоставить помощь, избегая стигмы нищенства.