After 1834 in Britain, Many workhouses were built to house to growing population of poor people; overall, they served the poor very well by housing the people who could not support themselves or their families. The 3 main points I will be talking about in this essay is how the poor benefited from the workhouses, how the middle class people benefited from the workhouses and also the Rules and regulations of the workhouses. But first, I must …
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…not lose as much money. The rules and regulations of these workhouses served well and improved the principles and characteristics of the paupers, improving their chance in finding a job outside the workhouse. As a result, many paupers were provided better jobs than they had ever had, and increased the living conditions of the paupers who would have left the workhouses. These good workhouses served Britain well and were definitely helpful to the lower class.