Poor Law — 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… … Wikipedia
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 — The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, sometimes abbreviated to PLAA,[1] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Lord Melbourne that reformed the country s poverty relief system (with the exception of… … Wikipedia
Poor Law Commission — The Poor Law Commission was a body established to administrate poor relief after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. The commission was made up of three commissioners who became known as The Bashaws of Somerset House ,… … Wikipedia
Poor law — (engl., spr. pūr lao, »Armengesetz«), in England die gesetzlichen Bestimmungen über öffentliches Armenwesen. Hauptorgan der Armenpflege sind die Unions (Bezirke), die in der Regel aus mehreren Parishs (Kirchspielen) zusammengesetzt sind, aber… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Decline and abolition of the poor law system — The Decline and abolition of the Poor law system in England and Wales can be traced to around 1870 when the share of population on poor relief began to fall into sharp decline which continued until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[1]… … Wikipedia
Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882 — was an Act of Parliament in Britain which gave the Local Government Board increased powers relating to dissolving and creating Poor Law Unions.[1] It followed the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1876 (39 40 Vict.) . See also List of… … Wikipedia
Minority report (Poor Law) — The Minority report was one of two reports published by the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1905 09, the other being Majority report. Headed by the Fabian socialist Beatrice Webb, it called for a system that was radically… … Wikipedia
Majority report (Poor Law) — The Majority report was a report published by the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws published in 1909. The Royal Commission on the Poor Laws was a group set up to work out the best way to relieve the poor. The Commission was made up of members of … Wikipedia
Classifications of poor used in the Poor Law system — classified people into categories for those considered deserving of poor relief and those who were not considered deserving of poor relief. The impotent poor could not look after themselves or go to work. They included the ill, the infirm, the… … Wikipedia
Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… … Catholic encyclopedia
