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What made the government realise thy needed to be more invloved? |
The fact that charities no longer had an impact on poverty as it got so bad |
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What are the three poor categories? |
Helpless poor - unable to support themselves Deserving poor, wanted to work but couldn't find jobs Undeserving, beggars and criminals or people that refused to work |
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What was the poor law? |
A law that involved introducing a poor rate which was a tax people had to pay that went towards the poor. |
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Further poor laws in 1597 and 1601? |
Poor rate became a national system of compulsory taxation collected by the Overseer of the poor |
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How did local authorities help the poor? |
Hospitals and housing provided and children given apprenticeships. Financial support for the Deserving poor. Undeserving sent to prison |
