the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601

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Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elizabethan_Poor_Laws
gptkb:The_Elizabethan_Poor_Relief
gptkbp:addressed child poverty
vagrancy
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
19th century reforms
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:England
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:created legal framework for poor relief
gptkbp:defines settlement laws
gptkbp:effective_date 1601
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
response to poverty
gptkbp:encouraged self-sufficiency
gptkbp:established workhouses
criteria for assistance
funding mechanisms for poor relief
poor rates
alms houses
gptkbp:focuses_on community responsibility
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Tudor_England
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601
gptkbp:includes provisions for the elderly
gptkbp:influenced Poor Law system
subsequent welfare legislation
modern social security systems
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Elizabethan_Poor_Laws
economic conditions of the time
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reduce poverty
alleviate suffering
gptkbp:is_criticized_for funding issues
inefficiencies
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:local_governance
local authorities
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping welfare policies
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:is_part_of social contract
welfare history
Elizabethan reforms
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:charity
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Poor_Law_Commission
gptkbp:precedent future welfare policies
gptkbp:provides poor relief
gptkbp:purpose provide relief for the poor
gptkbp:regulates charitable donations
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:requires local taxation
gptkbp:set_in responsibilities of parishes
gptkbp:significance social justice movements
foundation of the modern welfare state