Meaning Poor Law
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Poor LawSafety-net provision for the poor, based on the 1834 Poor Law Act and linking help to the workhouses. Gradually dismantled with the Liberal introduction of Old Age Pensions in 1909 and National Insura [..]
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Poor LawAlso known as the ‘New Poor Law’. In the nineteenth century, people who could not work because they were sick or because they could not find any work were cared for by local government. In 1834
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Poor LawThe Poor Laws partially regulated the legal relationships between rich and poor in Great Britain from the 14th century to the 20th century (Webb, 1926, ...
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Poor LawThe New Poor Law refers to the system of local public assistance in England and Wales initiated by the passage of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. This ...
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Poor LawThe Old Poor Law was the system of local public assistance that existed in England and Wales from 1597 until 1834. It provided an important safety net ...
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