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The Story of the Workhouse - a comprehensive guide to the history of the workhouse in th Britain. Hundreds of pages of information, thousands of pictures and maps.
This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales. For the laws regarding the other areas of the British Isles see Irish Poor Laws and Scottish Poor Law The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and Wales from the 16th cen...
A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century. During this time, the administration of the Poor Law was the responsibility of parishes, which varied wildly in their financial resources and requirements. The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 allowed par...
1572 — the first compulsory local poor law tax was imposed making the alleviation of poverty a local responsibility ... The position continued after the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act
The implementation of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act...
A Brief Explanation of the Poor Law in respect of Rural Communities 1601 - 1834...
The Englishpoor law system is the most comprehensive and is the result of nearly four centuries of experiment; ... In England no one would ever think of applying to a poor law officer for advice, ...
For the above reasons the problem of aiding the poor became regarded as the first English poor law. ... The old poor law of 1601, which was in effect until the establishment of the new poor law of 1834, ...
The foremost objective of this new law declared that poor relief should be granted to able-bodied poor and their dependents only in well-regulated workhouses.
Social policy before the 1940s was the "Poor Law". ... Most of the pamphlets on the Poor Law were published in the 19th Century.
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