Allowance system

The allowance system was a system of poor relief in Britain during the 19th century. The allowance system allowed the able-bodied poor to get allowance to boost their wages.

Sources

  • Rosemary Rees, Poverty and Public Health 1815-1949, London, Heinemann (2001)
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