### Question
Can you define what means-tested Federal benefit program means?


### Answer
**Means-tested Federal benefit program** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1087ss*:

> a mandatory spending program of the Federal Government, other than a program under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42, in which eligibility for the program's benefits, or the amount of such benefits, are determined on the basis of income or resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit, and may include such programs as—


(1) the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1087ss*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part E-Need Analysis**

