How far was the royal commission 1832 and the poor law amendment act 1834 a turning point in the provision of welfare for the poor?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:24:41
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 4 pages (1175 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 4 pages (1175 words)
I am going to assess the extent to which 'the Royal commission and 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act was a turning point in the provision of the welfare for the poor. To begin with I am going to look at what it was like before 1834.'
I am going to look at the old poor law, the working of the old poor law and how people were helped under it.
The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law divided the …
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…and workhouses acted as a deterrent and so self help was encouraged Although, there was still much outdoor relief in the north and so the poor law ammendment act proved inconsitent and unsuited to an increasingly industrial country. When the new Amendment act was applied to the industrial North of England it failed as many people found themselves unemployed, and did not want to enter a workhouse, despite it being the only form of help.
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