The collapse of the medieval social structure paved the way for policies that focused primarily on the upliftment of the poor. This led to the poor relief act for the betterment of the underprivileged people of the society. In 1547 the beggars were grouped as "V" and were forced into slavery for two years. The 1572 law continued this approach by stating that beggars should be punished and a third offense should be punishable by death. The only help for the poor was through private charity. The growing number of beggars and vagrants was a matter of great concern to the government then in power. They were of the opinion that this could lead to social disorder and therefore a distinction was made between the poor. The poor were then classified into deserving and undeserving poor. The deserving poor were the elderly, the very young, and families who occasionally found themselves in financial difficulty due to a change in circumstances were deemed worthy of social support. The undeserving poor were those people who often turned to crime to earn a living, migrants were trouble...