Old Poor Law
E811565
The Old Poor Law was England and Wales’s pre-1834 system of parish-based poor relief that provided local, often inconsistent support to the destitute through taxes on property owners.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poor relief system
ⓘ
welfare system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
overseers of the poor
ⓘ
parish vestry ⓘ |
| aim |
maintenance of social order
ⓘ
relief of poverty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
able-bodied poor
ⓘ
elderly poor ⓘ impotent poor ⓘ orphans ⓘ unemployed ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | parish ⓘ |
| characteristic |
funding through compulsory local taxation
ⓘ
inconsistent provision between parishes ⓘ local responsibility for welfare ⓘ parish-level administration ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1834 ⓘ |
| field |
economic history of Britain
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
local property tax
ⓘ
poor rate ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
discouraged mobility of the poor
ⓘ
linked relief to parish of settlement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
indoor relief
ⓘ
outdoor relief ⓘ parish overseers of the poor ⓘ settlement laws ⓘ workhouse system ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Elizabethan Poor Law 1601 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
parishes of England
ⓘ
parishes of Wales ⓘ |
| mainBeneficiaries |
destitute people
ⓘ
the poor ⓘ |
| notableReform | Speenhamland system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Georgian era
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tudor poor laws ⓘ |
| regulates |
poor relief
ⓘ
support for the destitute ⓘ |
| replacedBy | New Poor Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 16th century ⓘ |
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