English Poor Laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:addressed poverty
gptkbp:aims_to_improve vagrancy
gptkbp:are_part_of gptkb:government_policies
gptkbp:created gptkb:Poor_Law_Unions
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforces local authorities
gptkbp:established 16th century
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:Board_of_Guardians
gptkb:Poor_Law_Commissioners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label English Poor Laws
gptkbp:included workhouses
indoor relief
workhouse test
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for outdoor relief
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:social_reform
modern social security systems
gptkbp:is_aimed_at provide relief to the poor
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
the decline of feudalism
the concept of the deserving poor
gptkbp:is_challenged_by social reformers
gptkbp:is_criticized_for harsh conditions
creating dependency
inequitable treatment
fostering a punitive approach
lack of dignity for recipients
gptkbp:is_designed_to control the poor
provide minimal support
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:is_regulated_by charitable assistance
gptkbp:is_significant_for British social history
gptkbp:is_subject_to local variation
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:legacy British social policy.
gptkbp:originated_in Elizabethan Poor Law
gptkbp:reformed 1834
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:National_Assistance_Act_1948
gptkbp:requires poor rates
gptkbp:resulted_in stigma against the poor
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to modern welfare policies
gptkbp:was_a_response_to industrialization
the rise of capitalism
economic changes in society
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:the_Industrial_Revolution
Victorian values
Christian charity
Adam Smith's economic theories
the work of social theorists
gptkbp:were_based_on moral obligation
the principle of less eligibility
gptkbp:were_designed_to_prevent abuse of the system
gptkbp:were_eventually_replaced_by welfare reforms in the 20th century
gptkbp:were_implemented_to_address economic hardship
gptkbp:were_implemented_to_manage the influx of rural poor
gptkbp:were_often_misinterpreted_as a means of social control
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_broader_context_of social legislation
gptkbp:were_part_of_the_evolution_of public assistance programs
gptkbp:were_part_of_the_history_of social welfare in Britain
gptkbp:were_seen_as_a_means_to maintain social order
gptkbp:were_seen_as_a_solution_to urban poverty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_Poor_Law_Act_1838
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7