Majority Report (Poor Law)
The Majority Report by the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws was published in 1909. The commission was set up to work out the best way to relieve the poor of economic and societal hardship. It was made up of members of the Charity Organisation Society such as Helen Bosanquet as well as Local Government Boards, Trade Unions and social researchers such as Charles Booth. This Royal Commission published two reports: a Majority report and a Minority report. Findings of the report *The origins of poverty were moral factors *The Poor Law should remain *Boards of Guardians provided too much outdoor relief *Able-bodied poor In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty. Over the centuries, various authorities have needed to decide whose poverty deserves relief and also who should bear the cost of he ... were not deterred from seeking relief because of mixed workhouses. {{Poor Law Poor Law in Britain and Ireland ...
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