In the late 19th century poverty was caused by unemployment, illness and old age.The 1906 Liberal Government had to introduce reforms to tackle poverty.
Poverty was caused by many factors in the 1800s:
The poor of Britain received little help from the government in the 1800s. The Poor Law of 1834 provided two types of help:
However, many problems still needed to be tackled and the government was reluctant to get involved.