1) Old welfare measure 2) Welfare act of old
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[Scotland] The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 was an Act of Parliament which reformed the Poor Law system of Scotland. ==Main provisions== ...
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in British history, body of laws undertaking to provide relief for the poor, developed in 16th-century England and maintained, with various changes, ... [9 related articles]
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Laws providing for the relief of poverty which gradually replaced charitable responsibilities from the 16th century. The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was an attempt to end the provision of relief in the community, forcing the needy and destitute into parish workhouses.
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English system for relief for the poor, established by the Poor Relief Act of 1601. Each parish was responsible for its own poor, paid for by a parish tax. The care of...
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n] - a law providing support for the poor
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noun a law providing support for the poor
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English system for relief for the poor, established by the Poor Relief Act of 1601. Each parish was responsible for its own poor, paid for by a parish tax. The care of the poor was transferred to the Ministry of Health in 1919, but the poor law remained in force until 1929. Elizabethan poor law Before the reign of Elizabeth I the approach to povert...
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