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Social Security Through History.
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Social Security Through History. In the middle ages help for the poor, the sick and the elderly was provided primarily by family friends and occasionally by the church. The state did not become included in the welfare provision until the poor law act of 1601, which made local parishes responsible for providing poor relief. This relief was paid for by local rates. This replaced previous Acts and remained the basis for the poor until 1834 poor amendment Act. By the beginning of the nineteenth century 10% of the population were receiving poor relief creating a burden on the local ratepayers. (Alcock, 1996,p.20) This essay will look at welfare before the welfare state. Why workhouses were set up and who was to benefit and enter them? Has modern society changed over the last 400 years? There have been many social policy attempts that have come into force towards poverty from 1601 to...
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