The Poor Law of 1601

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed issues of poverty and unemployment
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
subsequent Poor Laws
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:England
gptkbp:created legal framework for poor relief
gptkbp:date_enacted 1601
gptkbp:defines who is considered poor
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:England
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established workhouses
overseers of the poor
poorhouses
criteria for workhouse admission
gptkbp:founded_in address the needs of the poor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Poor Law of 1601
gptkbp:influenced subsequent social policies
American welfare policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Elizabethan_Poor_Laws
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reduce vagrancy
reducing dependency on charity
providing structured support for the needy
gptkbp:is_challenged_by emerging social reform movements
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of adequate funding
stigmatizing the poor
creating a cycle of poverty
inefficiency in administration
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:local_governance
local parishes
rural and urban areas
the context of the Elizabethan era
gptkbp:is_opposed_by liberal reformers
advocates for the poor
gptkbp:led_to debates on poverty and welfare
establishment of local boards
system of outdoor relief
gptkbp:provided funding for poor relief
gptkbp:purpose provide relief to the poor
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:the_Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
Victorian social reforms
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:requires registration of the poor
local taxation for poor relief
reporting of poor conditions
gptkbp:set_in criteria for assistance
gptkbp:significance foundation of the modern welfare state
gptkbp:was_influenced_by social attitudes towards poverty
economic conditions of the time
the social conditions of the time
gptkbp:was_part_of the history of social welfare in England
the evolution of public assistance programs
the legal history of England
Elizabethan social policy
historical context of poverty in England
the historical development of welfare systems
welfare reforms in England
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Church_of_England
landowners and local gentry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:The_Virgin_Queen
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5