The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

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Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed issues of poverty and unemployment
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent Poor Law Acts
gptkbp:controversy harsh conditions in workhouses
gptkbp:date_enacted 1834
gptkbp:depicted_in a response to economic changes
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
address rising poverty rates
gptkbp:established workhouse test
administrative framework for poor relief
gptkbp:has_limitations outdoor relief
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
gptkbp:impact increased poverty stigmatization
gptkbp:influenced modern welfare state
future social welfare policies
subsequent welfare reforms
gptkbp:introduced workhouses
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reduce the cost of poor relief
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in sociological studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:activists
gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Charles_Dickens
lack of compassion
social reformers
its economic assumptions
its treatment of the poor
its bureaucratic nature
its strict eligibility criteria
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
public forums
gptkbp:is_designed_to reduce dependency on public assistance
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
government reports
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:political_debates
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
local boards of guardians
control the poor population
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Philanthropist
humanitarian groups
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Poor_Law_Commissioners
public outcry
establishment of Poor Law Unions
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:reformed poor relief system
gptkbp:related_to Victorian era social policy
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Old_Poor_Law
gptkbp:requires local authorities to establish workhouses
gptkbp:resulted_in increased government oversight
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:King_William_IV
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Malthusian theory
economic theories of the time
gptkbp:was_part_of the Poor Law system
19th century social legislation
the evolution of social policy
the legislative history of the UK.
the British welfare system
the Industrial Revolution context
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:landowner
gptkb:business
economic conservatives
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4