Analysis Of The Poor Law Act

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19th Century • Poor Law Act (1834) The ‘Poor Law Act’ was an act of Parliament made under Lord Earl Grey who tried to reform the country’s poverty relief system. The Poor Law Act in 1815 was a way to help the poor by giving money to people who did not work so it can help them survive. The Poor Law Act was amendment in 1834. This Act was designed to reducing the finance problems which caused by giving money to the poor. People who wanted help had to go to the workhouses and work there. The Act ensured that people who worked in workhouses were housed, fed and had clothes including uniforms to wear. So the people had to work for several hours every day. (BBC, The Poor Law, 2014) However, the conditions were terrible in workhouses that there …show more content…

His idea was to create a system of poor relief which people were able to help themselves. He had beliefs that the current systems did not help people but instead caused people to become lazy by receiving money every week of the government. He had intended warehouses should have offered education and some type of training for people working there. However majority of people had misunderstood Chadwick's intentions. People believed that main of The New Poor Law to save money. The conditions were terrible at warehouses that it encouraged to Chadwick to investigating public health. This leaded to publish his report in 1842. (National Archives, Victorian Britain, 2014) 20th Century • Beveridge Report (1942) – founding of the NHS (1948) Lord Beveridge wrote the 'Social Insurance and Allied Services' in 1942. This became known as 'The Beveridge Report'. The report proposed that all people of working age should pay a weekly contribution. The benefits would be paid to people who were sick, retired, unemployed or widowed. Beveridge created five evil giants. Which were want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness. It also said that the government will take the responsbility for people from the 'cradle to the …show more content…

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