1601 Elizabethan Poor Law
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1601 Elizabethan Poor Law
Laws that established England's first effective welfare state.
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Impotent Poor
People who can’t work. They get help in almshouses or poorhouses.
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Ex. Impotent Poor in US
Shelter or Halfway house
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Able-bodied Poor
These are people who can work. The community would help them find work in a workhouse.
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Ex. Able-bodied Poor in US
CALWORKS
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Idle Poor
People who beg for money. They could be punished with prison.
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Ex. Idle Poor in the US
sleeping in car or park
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Poor children
Learn a trade or skill while working for someone.
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EX. Poor children in the US
Internship