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Was The New Poor Law A Success Or A Failure?
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Was The New Poor Law A Success Or A Failure? This question is asking me whether the New Poor Law Amendment Act, which was introduced in 1834, was more successful than then the Old Poor Law. The reason the New Poor Law was introduced was because too many able-bodied poor were claiming benefits without actually working and trying to gain money themselves through manual labour. They felt that if they were going to be given money anyway to top-up their wages, then why didn't they just claim the full amount from Benefits? Therefore, a new system was needed to ensure that the able-bodied poor would work for their money, and if they didn't they would have to work in very poor conditions in the workhouses. Successes of the New Poor Law There were many advantages of the New Poor Law, including a decrease in cost of poor relief, Education for children who lived...
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