success of the Poor Law of 1601?

• Success of the 1601 Poor Law:

  > The Poor Laws filled the gap that had been left by the monasteries a

  generation earlier – as the monasteries used to help the sick and the poor.
• Success of the 1601 Poor Law:

  > The laws achieved their main aim: social order was preserved, there was no rebellion or uprising from poor people in society.
• Success of the 1601 Poor Law:

  > The Poor Laws remained in use for 233 years, until 1834.
• Failures of the 1601 Poor Law:

  > The Poor Laws made each area responsible for its own poor, there were arguments over which areas poor people belonged to. Without a clear home, some poor people were simply sent from one area to another.
• Failures of the 1601 Poor Law:

  > Some in the upper class disliked the Poor Law as they were required to pay a tax to help the poor. Some felt that the poor should work hard for their own money, and that it should not fall on the rich to help them.