This article refers to Britain's welfare provision after the 1601 Poor Law. For welfare programmes see Social security
After the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), outdoor relief was assistance, in the form of money, food, clothing or goods, given to alleviate poverty without the requirement that the recipient enter an institution. Social security primarily refers to a Social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions including poverty old The Poor Law Act 1601 was also known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth Old Poor Law after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 [1] In contrast, recipients of indoor relief were required to enter a workhouse or poorhouse. After the passing of the 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law, indoor relief was poor relief that took place within a Workhouse or almshouse A workhouse, colloquially known as a spike was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work
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