What act was passed in 1834? What did this law say?
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The system of providing support to the poor was overhauled by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, dubbed the 'new Poor Law'. The Act grouped parishes into unions under 600 locally elected Boards of Guardians. Each of those Boards had its own workhouse. ... Other people requiring assistance were forced into workhouses.
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Act of the parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of earl grey. It completely replaced earlier legislation based on the poor law of 1601 and attempted to change it
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