Labour Rate

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The Labour Rate was a system of poor relief (outdoor relief) where workers were paid at a given rate. If this was not met then the rest had to be made up by the parishes poor relief.

It was adopted in about 1 in 5 Parishes

[edit] See also

• Speenhamland system
• Roundsman
• Poor Law

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