The Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order was an order from the
Poor Law Commission
The Poor Law Commission was a body established to administer poor relief after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. The commission was made up of three commissioners who became known as "The Bashaws of Somerset House", their secretary ...
issued on 21 December 1844 which aimed to end the distribution of
outdoor relief
Outdoor relief, an obsolete term originating with the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), was a programme of social welfare and poor relief. Assistance was given in the form of money, food, clothing or goods to alleviate poverty without the requirem ...
to the
able-bodied poor.
Workhouse.orgs article on the order
See also
* Outdoor Labour Test Order
References
Poor Law in Britain and Ireland
1844 in the United Kingdom
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