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This 4 page paper provides a plethora of information in respect to the 1834 amendment to the Poor Laws. It is argued that the amendment was ineffective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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In the United States today for example, there are social programs to help people, but the help comes in the form of a stipend for various things. Even the poor
can access cable television, and while some criticize, it seems as if Britains Poor Laws would see the poor in horrid conditions. Today of course, Britains people are well taken
care of with a system that is even larger than that of the U.S. However, during the 1800s, things were quite different. One might want to look at some Dickens
tales like Oliver to see an example of the poverty which did exist at the time. There had been a lot of poverty in Britain during the nineteenth century
and this was a problem for the people at large. Englands Poor Law of 1601 had served the community for quite awhile, and then the Amendment Act would call for
an investigation ("Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. Answers.com"). Prior to the amendment which passed in 1834, relief for the poor had been taken care of by ninety distinct parishes
(Murphy 29). There seemed to have been a great deal of disorganization. The poor were falling through the cracks and not receiving services. Then there was reform. The
Poor Law Amendment Act which was passed in 1834 is "a classic example of Benthamite reforming legislation. It was preceded by a Royal Commission that produced a plethora of evidence
to support its recommendations. The legislation received parliamentary support and passed into law with very little discussion" ("The Poor Law Amendment Act: 14 August 1834"). It seemed to be a
good thing. The passage of the act would see to it that the poor would be taken care of and people breathed easier. The new law was viewed as
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