Impotent poor

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Impotent poor^[1] was a classificiation of poverty used in Britain during the 1600s. It referred to those poor who were unable to support themselves either through age or sickness - not because they did not want to work. This group was considered deserving of poor relief.

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1. ^ www.edexcel.org.uk/VirtualContent/83765/entry_history_core_task_Poor_Law_1834.pdf

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