Poor Relief Act 1597 Explained

Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of England
Long Title:An Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Year:1597
Citation:39 Eliz. 1. c. 3
Royal Assent:9 February 1598
Commencement:24 October 1597
Amendments:Poor Relief Act 1601
Status:Repealed

The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 was a piece of poor law legislation in England and Wales. It provided the first complete code of poor relief and was later amended by the Poor Relief Act 1601, which formed the basis of poor relief for the next two centuries.

The Act established overseers of the poor.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepotteries.org/dates/poor.htm Key dates in Poor Law and Relief Great Britain 1300–1899