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SWP Glossary Terms
SWP Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Categorical | A criteria relating to public relief in colonial times. Under the English Poor Laws, governments categorized people in need as being either "deserving" or "undeserving" of government assistance. |
| Childcare | The act of caring for and supervising children. Non-parental childcare is provided by someone other than an immediate family member, and can take place in a child's home, in another person's home, or in a centre. |
| Direct relief | Government aid given to the poor in the form of cash; vouchers for basic necessities; or essential resources such as food, fuel, and clothing. See also indirect relief and public relief. |
| English poor laws | A series of British parliamentary acts that were initiated by Elizabeth I during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; their aim was to reduce poverty and begging in England. Many principles of these laws were adopted in early Canadian settlements. |
| Family | A group of people composed of a married couple or a common-law couple, with or without children, or of a lone parent living with at least one child |
| GAI | A concept that suggests that all citizens have the right to a minimum income as the result of either paid work or government subsidies. |
| Indexed | When an income security program is indexed, it does not have to have legislative approval to increase its benefits-rather, the benefits increase automatically as the cost of living rises. |
| Indirect relief | Aid provided through government-funded work projects during the Great Depression, designed to get the unemployed back to work. |
| Indoor relief | A type of public relief provided by colonial governments to people in need; the "relief" was in the form of room and board in institutions such as workhouses and poorhouses. |
| Outdoor relief | A type of public relief provided by colonial governments to people in need; the "relief" was in the form of cash and other assistance, given directly to people in their own homes. |
| Poorhouse | An institutions created in colonial times to "manage" and house the poor and homeless, and to keep them from roaming the streets. Also called "almshouse." |
| Principle of less eligibility | A guideline established under the English Poor Laws, used during colonial times, that required public benefits to be minimal and less than the wage of the lowest-paid workers in a settlement. |
| Protestant work ethic | A set of values that promotes thrift, hard work, self- help, and self-discipline as a means to material prosperity and personal salvation. |
| Public relief | Government aid provided to people who are unable to support themselves through work or other means. An early term for social assistance or "welfare." |
| Social citizenship | A concept that promotes minimum levels of health, education, and personal well-being as a right by virtue of being a citizen. |
| Social Movement | An organized, large-scale effort to achieve identified social goals; usually involves a large segment of the population that shares a similar ideology, vision, and objectives. |
| Welfare Service | The provision of goods and services over and above the financial assistance given to people on social assistance. |
| Workhouse | In colonial times, an institution built with public funds in which able-bodied unemployed people were expected to learn good work habits and pay for their keep through labour. Also known as "houses of industry." |
| Working Poor | A portion of the population that earns more than half its income from employment, and yet does not earn enough to stay out of poverty. |
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