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The Relief of the Poor Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3.c. 83), also known as Gilbert's Act, [1] was a British poor relief law proposed by Thomas Gilbert which aimed to organise poor relief on a county basis, counties being organised into parishes which could set up poorhouses or workhouses between them. [2]
In 1782, his name was given to the Relief of the Poor Act 1782 In 1787 Gilbert introduced another bill related to poor relief. It proposed grouping many parishes together, for tax purposes, and imposing an additional charge for the use of turnpikes on Sundays.
The Settlement Act allowed such people to be forcefully removed, and garnered a negative reaction from the population. In order to fix the flaws of the 1662 act, the Poor Relief Act 1691 came into effect such that it presented methods by which people could gain settlement in new locations. Such methods included "owning or renting property above ...
1834 - Poor Law Amendment Act passed; 1842 - Outdoor Labour Test Order allows outdoor relief despite the Poor Law Amendment Act's ban on it; 1844 - Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order issued to further discourage outdoor relief; 1847 - The Poor Law Commission is abolished and replaced by the Poor Law Board; 1848 - The Huddersfield workhouse ...
An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor of the Parish of Saint John of Wapping, in the County of Middlesex, and for providing a proper Workhouse and Burial Ground for the Use of the said Parish, and for opening certain Communications, and making certain Streets within the said Parish.
A higher percentage of Sunshine State residents languish in poverty than in the country as a whole. Nationally, the rate is 11.5%, according to 2022 Census data, the latest on record. Find Out ...
An Act to repeal Part of an Act passed in the Sixth Year of His present Majesty, [i] for the Relief and Employment of the Poor of the Parish of Richmond, in the County of Surrey, and other Purposes in the said Act mentioned, and for making new Provisions for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, for the Repairs of the Highways, the paving ...
The Poor Relief Act 1601; The Poor Relief Act 1662; The Poor Relief Act 1691; The Poor Relief (Ireland) Acts 1838 to 1892 is the collective title of the following Acts: [1] The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 56) The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 1) The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 92) The Poor ...