What were the three categories of the poor?

What were the three categories of the poor?

Local level

• Impotent poor – people unable to work due to age, disability or other infirmity. Limited relief was provided by the community in which they lived.
• Able-bodied poor – these were people who were physically able to work and were forced to, to prevent them from becoming vagrants, beggars or vagabonds.

How were the poor treated in Elizabethan era?

Poor Laws were key pieces of legislation: they brought in a compulsory nationwide Poor Rate system. everyone had to contribute and those who refused would go to jail. begging was banned and anyone caught was whipped and sent back to their place of birth.

Who are the deserving poor?

The ‘deserving’ are those in need who are unable to work because they are too old, disabled, or too sick. The ‘undeserving’ are people who don’t want to work and often it is assumed that all able-bodied unemployed people fit into that category.

What settled poor?

The 1601 Act sought to deal with “settled” poor who had found themselves temporarily out of work – it was assumed they would accept indoor relief or outdoor relief. Neither method of relief was at this time in history seen as harsh. The act was supposed to deal with beggars who were considered a threat to civil order.

Where did the poor live in the Elizabethan era?

Lifestyle of the poor The labourers , who made up the majority of the population, still lived in little more than one-roomed, single-storeyed huts. The design of these had changed little since medieval times.

What do we mean by the deserving and undeserving poor?

The deserving are those who are in need and are unable to work because they are too old, disabled, or too sick. The undeserving poor are those who don’t want to work, and often it is assumed that all able-bodied unemployed people fit into this category.

What is deserving poor?

old-fashioned. people who are poor but have good qualities and are not responsible for having little money.

What did the Elizabethan Poor Law do?

The Elizabethan Poor Laws, as codified in 1597–98, were administered through parish overseers, who provided relief for the aged, sick, and infant poor, as well as work for the able-bodied in workhouses.

What was life like for the poor in London in medieval times?

If a poor person was found in the west of the city, it would be assumed by those that made the law ( the rich) that he was up to no good. The poor kept themselves to themselves in London and even developed their own form of language.

What were the social classes in Shakespeare’s time?

A Social class could include all sorts of things, from what a person could wear to where he could live to what jobs his children could get. There were four classes in Shakespeare’s time. These four classes are called The Nobility, The Gentry, The Yeomanry and The Poor.

How did the poor people in the Globe Theatre behave?

The Globe theatre had a central area where there was no cover. This is where the poor people used to watch the plays. They were called the groundlings. They would stand in this area with no protection so when it rained and snowed they got very cold and wet.

How many noble families were there in Shakespeare’s times?

There were only about 55 noble families in Shakespeare’s times. At the head of a noble family was a duke, baron or an earl. These families were so rich that they had very large households. One household could include more than 200 people like family, servants, and guests.