Poor Laws in England and Wales

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	system of laws
gptkbp:abolished	gptkb:National_Assistance_Act_1948 1948
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:civil_parish gptkb:Poor_Law_Unions
gptkbp:affects	elderly orphans disabled paupers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:England gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:criticizedFor	harsh conditions
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Poor Laws in England and Wales
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:charity social policy in other countries Victorian social policy
gptkbp:introduced	workhouses
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834 gptkb:Elizabethan_Poor_Law
gptkbp:notableReform	gptkb:1834_Poor_Law_Amendment_Act
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Tudor_period
gptkbp:provides	indoor relief outdoor relief
gptkbp:purpose	provide relief to the poor
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Speenhamland_system gptkb:Local_Government_Act_1929 gptkb:Gilbert's_Act_1782 gptkb:Settlement_Act_1662 gptkb:Workhouse_Test_Act_1723
gptkbp:replacedBy	modern welfare state
gptkbp:requires	local taxation for poor relief
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Commission_on_the_Poor_Laws_(1832)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7