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Outdoor relief — Eduqas GCSE History Definition

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GCSE History · key term

Outdoor relief

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Poor Law assistance given to people living in their own homes rather than in an institution.

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Eduqas GCSE History · C100

Component 1

The impact was substantial: more than 650,000 people received pensions in the first year, while the number claiming outdoor relief fell by over 80,000. Outdoor relief was Poor Law assistance provided to people in their own homes.
Revise: Social Reform

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Local Education Authority
National Insurance
Non-contributory benefit
Old age pension
Poor Law

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