Poor Law Commission

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government agency
gptkbp:addressed issues of unemployment
gptkbp:aimsTo reduce the cost of poor relief
reducing dependency on outdoor relief
gptkbp:analyzes local poor law practices
poverty and welfare
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
new regulations for poor relief
gptkbp:criticism harsh conditions in workhouses
gptkbp:disbanded 1847
gptkbp:dissolved 1847
gptkbp:encouraged self-supporting workhouses
gptkbp:established gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
New Poor Law
criteria for eligibility for relief
gptkbp:faced public opposition
gptkbp:focusesOn welfare of the poor
gptkbp:formed 1834
gptkbp:governedBy Commissioners of the Poor Law
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poor Law Commission
gptkbp:influenced subsequent welfare legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy Utilitarianism
gptkbp:installation poor law unions
gptkbp:involvedIn social policy reform
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor inefficiency
social reformers
gptkbp:isEngagedIn the mid-19th century
Poor_Law_Board_Act_1847
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy its policies on poverty
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy economic theories of the time
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn the establishment of workhouses
the administration of social services.
gptkbp:isMarriedTo reduce the burden of poor relief on taxpayers
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor implementing_the_New_Poor_Law
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor reform the existing poor law system
gptkbp:isVisitedBy overseeing poor law administration
gptkbp:ledTo reform of the poor law system
gptkbp:operates workhouses
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:provides guidelines for local authorities
gptkbp:publishedBy reports on poor relief
gptkbp:recommendation centralized administration of poor relief
gptkbp:replacedBy Poor_Law_Board
gptkbp:responsibleFor administration of poor relief
gptkbp:successor Poor_Law_Board
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt improving the conditions of the poor
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
the early 19th century
the purpose of poor law reform
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn the development of the welfare state
gptkbp:wasPartOf 19th-century social reform movements
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy some local authorities
gptkbp:worksWith local parishes