Changes to the New Poor Law
- Created by: Abigail
- Created on: 28-02-14 19:07
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- in 1847 the Poor Law Commission became the Poor Law Board
- this was to rid the admin of arrogance and cant
- it was also to link them to the government
- after the Reform Act of 1867, the government became increasingly aware of welfare of people
- the new legislation made is so local government were responsible for looking after the housing and public health for that area
- in 1871, the Poor Law Board became the Local Government Board
- after a while, pauperism was seen as less of a disgrace and more associated with general mifortune
Financial Situation:
- the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act group parishes into unions
- each parish within a union was responsible for maintaining its own paupers
- meaning parishes with the most paupers had the highest poor rate
- and parishes with less paupers had a low poor rate
- this was resolved in 1865 by Union Chargeability Act…
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