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How important was the Poor Law in Victorian welfare policy? What other forms of welfare were used?
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How important was the Poor Law in Victorian welfare policy? What other forms of welfare were used? The poor law changed after the great reform act of 1834 (based on the principle of eligibility). The main difference being that the relief of the poor was changed from a local responsibility into a group one. Groups of parishes turned into Poor Law Unions removing community responsibility. Poor law welfare provision was designed to encourage people to work, rather than become dependant on the welfare provision available. Poor law welfare was not designed to reduce poverty but to deter destitution. Only when people found themselves so deep in poverty and destitution that they were unable to support themselves and families did the poor law intervene. Outdoor assistance relief was discouraged, and the laws of settlement were abolished; the workhouses became the main source of welfare provision. Welfare operated through test systems on the basis...
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