Elizabethan Poor Laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Poor_Law_of_1601
gptkbp:addressed the issue of unemployment
gptkbp:based_on the principle of charity
gptkbp:created a system of taxation for poor relief
gptkbp:defines categories of the poor
gptkbp:depicted_in a moral obligation
a necessary evil
gptkbp:effective_date 1601
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:enforces local authorities
gptkbp:established the principle of local responsibility
poorhouses
the concept of settlement
gptkbp:first_introduced modern welfare state
gptkbp:founded gptkb:government_agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabethan Poor Laws
gptkbp:includes workhouses
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:Person
able-bodied poor
impotent poor
gptkbp:influenced subsequent social welfare policies
welfare systems in England
gptkbp:influenced_by Christian values
the Reformation
the social conditions of the time
earlier poor laws
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for poor relief administration
gptkbp:is_aimed_at providing a safety net
reduce vagrancy
reducing social unrest
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Elizabethan era
gptkbp:is_characterized_by local discretion
gptkbp:is_criticized_for creating dependency
stigmatizing the poor
inequitable treatment of the poor
poor treatment of the poor
gptkbp:is_designed_to control the poor
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:the_Act_for_the_Relief_of_the_Poor_1601
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
local taxation
gptkbp:is_involved_in local overseers of the poor
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of social welfare in England
the English legal system
the social contract
the Tudor reforms
the evolution of social policy in England
gptkbp:is_reflected_in societal values of the time
gptkbp:is_standardized_by poor relief administration
gptkbp:is_subject_to local interpretation
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:the_Poor_Law_Commission
the establishment of the Old Poor Law
gptkbp:legal_issue welfare provision
gptkbp:purpose provide relief to the poor
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:requires local parishes to care for the poor
registration of the poor
investigation of poor claims
work for relief
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the dissolution of monasteries
the growth of cities
the rise of poverty
economic changes in England
the economic disparities
the economic impact of the plague