LGB (Depth 3)

• The LGB took over responsibility for the administration of the Poor Law in 1871. It tried to reduce the number of paupers receiving relief:

  • issued circular condemning outdoor relief - took away the poor's desire to save for the bad times
  • supported local authorities who took a harsh line with the able-bodied poor wanting relief - east London deterrent workhouse that set the undeserving poor to harsh work - due to growing number of charities
  • authorised boards of guardians to take part in emigration schemes - either whole families or specific categories of the poor were sponsored to emigrate
• One factor remained constant. Although the ratio of paupers relieved inside the workhouse to those receiving outdoor relief changed over time, the greater number of paupers were always relieved outside the workhouse.