jaydon poverty

Question 1

1563 statue of Artificers

Answer 1

To ensure that money to pay for poor relief was collected from people who owned land.
Features:
Anyone who refused to pay the poor rates could be imprisoned
Officials failing to organise poor relief could be fined up to £20

Question 2

1572 Vagabonds Act

Answer 2

Aim:
To deter vagrancy
Features:
Vagrants to be whipped and a hole drilled through each ear
Vagrants were imprisoned if arrested a second time and given the death penalty for the third time
Also:
It established the national poor rate for the first time and helped the impotent poor
JPs were to keep a register of the poor
Towns and cities had to find work for the able-bodied poor

Question 3

1576 Poor Relief Act

Answer 3

Aim:
To help the able-bodied poor find work
Features:
JPs provided the able-bodied poor with raw materials to make things to sell
Those who refused to work were sent to a special prison known as the house of correction