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In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
Yes there were. There were many used when Ireland was poor and people were starving. The most significant period that they were used was during the famine in Ireland during the second half of the 1840s. Many people ended up in the workhouses during that period of Irish history.
A workers dispute with their employers, known as the great lockout, left many people with no work and eventually no food. The food kitchens were opened to help these people.
The Poor Law Act was established in 1601. There was an amendment to that act in 1834. The Amendment established a Poor Law Commission to oversee the national operation of the system. This included the forming together of small parishes into Poor Law Unions and the building of workhouses in each union for the giving of poor relief. The Amendment stated that (a) no able-bodied person was to receive money or other help from the Poor Law authorities except in a workhouse; (b) conditions in workhouses were to be made very harsh to discourage people from wanting to receive help; (c) workhouses were to be built in every parish or, if parishes were too small, in unions of parishes; (d) ratepayers in each parish or union had to elect a Board of Guardians to supervise the workhouse, to collect the Poor Rate and to send reports to the Central Poor Law Commission; (e) the three man Central Poor Law Commission would be appointed by the government and would be responsible for supervising the Amendment Act throughout the country.
workhouses were ment to be harsh so people didn't want help from them. The workhouses were ment for people who were sick,poor,orphans,etc.
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In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
Yes there were. There were many used when Ireland was poor and people were starving. The most significant period that they were used was during the famine in Ireland during the second half of the 1840s. Many people ended up in the workhouses during that period of Irish history.
1777 - in Ireland first then the workhouses travelled down to England to help the poor work.
Scrooge wants the poor to go to workhouses or prisons, suggesting that they are better off there than on the streets. He believes that those institutions are the appropriate places for the poor to seek help or relief from their difficulties.
A workers dispute with their employers, known as the great lockout, left many people with no work and eventually no food. The food kitchens were opened to help these people.
There were people who had money and were classed as rich sent to debtors prison as they became bankrupt. The workhouses were terrible places where people would go only as the last resort, these were in the most part the poorest of people. You had to apply to enter the workhouse - The living condition were only barely better than being poor but you had food and shelter plus minimal medical help.
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Workhouses were set up in the 19th century to provide a place of shelter and employment for the destitute and unemployed. Settlement houses, on the other hand, were established in the late 19th century to help immigrants adjust to their new surroundings and improve their quality of life. They provided education, healthcare, recreation, and other services. Both are incredible examples of social reform that have had an immense impact on our society!
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The Poor Law Act was established in 1601. There was an amendment to that act in 1834. The Amendment established a Poor Law Commission to oversee the national operation of the system. This included the forming together of small parishes into Poor Law Unions and the building of workhouses in each union for the giving of poor relief. The Amendment stated that (a) no able-bodied person was to receive money or other help from the Poor Law authorities except in a workhouse; (b) conditions in workhouses were to be made very harsh to discourage people from wanting to receive help; (c) workhouses were to be built in every parish or, if parishes were too small, in unions of parishes; (d) ratepayers in each parish or union had to elect a Board of Guardians to supervise the workhouse, to collect the Poor Rate and to send reports to the Central Poor Law Commission; (e) the three man Central Poor Law Commission would be appointed by the government and would be responsible for supervising the Amendment Act throughout the country.