The Majority Report by the Royal Commission on the

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s 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

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such as

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as well as Local Government Boards,

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and social researchers such as Charles Booth. This Royal Commission published two reports: a Majority report and a

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Findings of the report

*The origins of poverty were moral factors *The Poor Law should remain *Boards of Guardians provided too much

outdoor relief Outdoor relief, an obsolete term originating with the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), was a program of social welfare and poor relief. Assistance was given in the form of money, food, clothing or goods to alleviate poverty without the requirement t ...

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were not deterred from seeking relief because of mixed workhouses. {{Poor Law Poor Law in Britain and Ireland 1909 in the United Kingdom