Social Policy A variety of policies developed in response to social concerns and social trends Astell Evans (2006) Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

Analysis Separation into elements or components Evaluation (judge the value of) Study Examine critically (fault finding) Determine constituent parts Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

The Poor Laws & Welfare. The Poor Law was introduced partly as a result of the plague epidemic, in 1348, which killed 1 in 3 people in England. During the 14th'' century monasteries were responsible for providing some food and water to the sick and poor. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

Following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1540s laws were introduced which allowed parishes to collect money to provide food and shelter. Parishes provided relief to people who were old, sick or disabled and to needy children. `Able bodied' poor people could also apply for relief but they would have to work for it. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

New Poor Law In 1601 a new comprehensive Poor Law was introduced which replaced all previous ones. This Poor Law required each parish to look after their own Poor and unemployed. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

Cruciform Buildings Sampson Kempthorne's design of a "cruciform" workhouse from the 1835 Report of the Poor Law Commissioners. The Poor La-, Amendment Act of 1834 was responsible for the erection of 554 new workhouses throughout England and Wales. The Report of the Royal Commission into the administration of the poor laws had recommended the separation. of inmates into different groups, which necessitated the building of workhouses that allowed for that to take place. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

Hexagonal buildings Sampson Kempthorne's design of a "hexagonal" workhouse from the 1835 Report of the Poor Law Commissioners. The hexagonal building made it possible for able-bodied men and women and elderly and infirm men and women to be kept apart; each group had its own exercise yard that was surrounded by high walls. was built to this plan. The other type of plan was the "cruciform" workhouse which had four wings built round a central hub. http://www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/design2.ht ml Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

The Poor Law categorized people in need as being:­ The impotent (helpless) poor The able bodied poor Rogues and Vagabonds The impotent Poor (the old, sick, disabled and children) were considered to be the deserving poor. The Poor Law categorized people in need as being:­ Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

The able bodied who could not work were sent to the workhouse where they were given work to do at extremely poor rates. They were expected to remain in the workhouse until they found employment. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved

The able bodied who could not work were sent to the workhouse where they were given work to do at extremely poor rates. They were expected to remain in the workhouse until they found employment. Whole families could be committed to the workhouse, including babies, infants and children. Rogues and vagabonds (a beggar for food and money) who begged, scrounged and stole were flogged and sent to the house of correction. Slides designed by: Astell Evans (2006) www.emptlondon.com All Rights reserved