Idle poor

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The idle poor^[1] was a classification of the poor used under the Poor Law system in Britain. The term described those who were able to work but would not, they were considered undeserving of poor relief. Other classifications included the impotent poor and the able-bodied poor.

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1. ^ The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law

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