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What do we mean by 'settlement' and how great a problem is it by 1662?
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Sian Heaphy 01008812 HR312 Poverty and Welfare 1650-1950 Tutor: Dr John Broad What do we mean by 'settlement' and how great a problem is it by 1662? Sixteenth century Britain witnessed the insistent, and ever growing problem of poverty. Elizabethan politicians attempted to address the issue by passing the 'Great Poor Law' of 1601. After this time, apart from certain vagrancy acts, it was 61 years before parliament addressed the subject again. In 1662 'An Act for the better Releife of the Poore in this Kingdom', otherwise known as The Act of Settlement was passed. This law is regarded as marking the second stage in the development of the Poor Law. The Settlement Act of 1662 was a law that defined a place of 'Settlement', thereby granting the right to poor relief under the Old Poor Law. The Act of 1662 awarded the right through residence or through participating in the local community through rate-paying...
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