... claim poor relief, as it was a lot less glamorous than it used to be. Less money was spent on the quality of food and housing within the workhouses, which meant that people held it in dread and didn't want to have to go there. The diet within the workhouses was worse than anything that was available outside, and the work was very demanding and challenging, with many people often sustaining injuries due to such laborious tasks. This all put people off the idea of wanting to go to the workhouses, and made them try hard to find jobs, and work as well as possible to get the amount of money needed to sustain a family. The moral of the poor became much better as well. People were swiftly becoming good workers and were more willing to behave better. This meant they wouldn't spend the night drinking in taverns, blowing their ...

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