Blog 5

    The Tudor poor laws were based on the Elizabethan poor laws of 1601. These two new laws were called the beggars act of 1598 and the poor relief act of 1598. These two laws were effective because they were different. These laws were new and set the basis for moving forward and continued using this concept for longer than they expected because it was so effective in cutting down the expensiveness of poor relief. they were different because they were strict about who could receive poor relief and focused on the concept of “deserving and undeserving poor”. Poor people that were considered deserving were shipwrecked sailors, elderly and children that weren't able to be helped by other family, and the disabled bodied. Undeserving poor were considered people who were able-bodied but just didn’t want to work. These two laws focused on stricter requirements to receive poor relief because of how expensive it was to provide poor relief and how many people that were just milking it, that could be working themselves like the undeserving poor. These systems were very effective in my opinion because they required more people to work. While being harsh at first, it still provided humane care to those who really needed it. One aspect of the poor laws that seemed less appealing to me was the punishment aspect of the poor laws. I thought the word punishment sounded very harsh and the punishment was often being sent to a workhouse to work if you were caught begging or being lazy. The aspect of punishment became too extreme at some points in my opinion because poor almost became seen as something to punish, not help. In these laws, the views of outsiders from the community were negative. The laws expressed only taking care of people within their own parish, and if they weren’t they were sent/ warned out to their own parish. Wandering laborers, beggars, and travelers were really not viewed positively and almost seen as a future expense or threat. The poor relief that was provided included local support, taxes to fund poor relief, and poorhouses like institutions.

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