Elizabethan Poor Laws
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The Elizabethan Poor Laws were a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century English statutes that created a parish-based system of poor relief, laying the foundation for state-organized welfare in England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
ⓘ
Tudor legislation ⓘ poor law ⓘ |
| aim |
control of begging
ⓘ
maintenance of social order ⓘ prevention of vagrancy ⓘ relief of the poor ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Christian charity ideals
ⓘ
local community responsibility ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| definesSystem | parish-based poor relief system ⓘ |
| followedBy | Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Tudor Poor Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poor Relief Act 1598 NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Relief Act 1601 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1598
ⓘ
1601 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Old Poor Law system in England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
development of modern welfare state in Britain ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
apprenticeship for poor children
ⓘ
compulsory local taxation for poor relief ⓘ distinction between deserving and undeserving poor ⓘ indoor relief ⓘ outdoor relief ⓘ parish overseers of the poor ⓘ poor rate ⓘ work requirement for able-bodied poor ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
binding out poor children as apprentices
ⓘ
levying of poor rates ⓘ parish poor relief administration ⓘ setting the able-bodied poor to work ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
poor relief
ⓘ
public assistance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingPrinciple |
local parish responsibility
ⓘ
residency-based entitlement ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier ad hoc parish relief practices ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
codification of parish responsibility for poor relief
ⓘ
creation of office of overseer of the poor ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early modern England ⓘ |
| validInPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
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