The allowance system was a system of poor relief in
Britain
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* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
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)
Welfare in the United Kingdom
Poor Law in Britain and Ireland
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