Poor Law Amendment Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed issues of poverty
gptkbp:aimsTo reform poor relief system
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:associatedWith Victorian era reforms
gptkbp:controversy harsh conditions in workhouses
gptkbp:createdBy new administrative structures
gptkbp:criticism social reformers
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
various subsequent laws
gptkbp:established Board_of_Guardians
gptkbp:focusesOn reducing costs of poor relief
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus welfare reform
gptkbp:house yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poor Law Amendment Act
gptkbp:impact poor relief
gptkbp:influenced modern welfare state
future welfare legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy economic conditions of the time
Malthusian_theory
gptkbp:isChallengedBy labor unions
humanitarians
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:Parliament
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of compassion
poor treatment of the needy
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:London
address poverty issues
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy yes
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy industrial revolution
gptkbp:isIntegratedWith reduce dependency on charity
gptkbp:isKnownFor necessary reform
gptkbp:isLocatedIn local authorities
gptkbp:isVisitedBy subsequent legislation
gptkbp:ledTo increased poverty rates
increased government oversight
establishment of workhouse schools
poor law reform debates
establishment_of_Poor_Law_Unions
gptkbp:operates workhouses_across_England
gptkbp:relatedTo social welfare policy
gptkbp:replacedBy Old Poor Law
gptkbp:requires able-bodied poor to work
gptkbp:resultedIn public outcry
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
19th century reforms
Poor Law system
social policy changes
broader social reforms
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy landowners
economic theorists
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1834