How the English Poor Law of 1601 impacted the welfare.
The first part of my assignment will be looking at, the importance of the legal context of social work, different types of law and courts that social workers mostly use when representing cases, the impact of the Human Right Act (1998) upon the legislation and how it links in with anti-oppressive practice as well as the powers and duties and their implications for social work practice.
The New Elizabethan poor law, although regarded as an important step away from Tudor and Medieval laws, did not change again until the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. This gap in time gave allowance for new ideas and theories to develop and thereby abolish the Old Poor Law altogether.
The Poor Laws Poverty was mostly considered to be your own fault in Elizabethan times, but attitudes started to change towards the end of Elizabeth’s reign and the government decided to take action.
After the Anglican Church, the English poor-law was the most long-lasting of Elizabethan achievements. As finally codified in the legislation of 1601, it persisted without fundamental alteration until 1834. That is one reason why we should pay some attention to its origins. The poor-laws also played a major part in Elizabethan government.
The Poor Law in Cumbria. Introduction. Parish relief: the Old Poor Law. Poor Law Unions: The New Poor Law of 1834. The Age of the Institution, 1860s-1914. Local and National sources. Questions and debates. Select bibliography. Introduction. Prior to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, poor relief was administered at parish or.
On the other hand, this House Bill discussed in the article differs from the Elizabethan Poor Law in the sense that the House Bill aims to ease the burden of labor through shorter work hours and longer time spent with the family, whereas the EPL did nothing to address the issues relative to the harsh working conditions of labor so long as they are to provide a means for the poor to earn a living.
After the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), outdoor relief was the kind of poor relief where assistance was in the form of money, food, clothing or goods, given to alleviate poverty without the requirement that the recipient enter an institution. In contrast, recipients of indoor relief were required to enter a workhouse or poorhouse.Outdoor relief was also a feature of the Scottish.