Poverty : a study of town life / by B. Seebohm Rowntree.

  • Seebohm Rowntree
Date:
1902
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Credit: Poverty : a study of town life / by B. Seebohm Rowntree. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Wales for the year 1898-99 (the latest period available) are :— In-Maintenance . . . £2,384,135 Out-Relief .... £2,732,909 Percentage of Out-Relief . . 53*4 There is no doubt a considerable amount of abuse in connection with the giving of out-relief—persons receiving it who are not really destitute, or who have relations who could and should maintain them, whilst others receive it only to spend it upon drink. Not a few such cases have come under the notice of the writer during the course of the present investigation. This does not, however, necessarily, nor in fact does it at all, reflect upon the honesty or ability of the relieving officers. But the number of these is in- adequate, there being only two for the whole city. The abuse points, however, to the necessity of appointing a Superintendent Relieving Officer, for it must be borne in mind that ill-administered out- door relief not only entails financial waste, but has a serious demoralising effect upon the community. (h) The Probable Effect of Universal Old Age Pensions upon Poverty in York The information obtained in connection with the investigation dealt with in this volume, enables us