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7.8 The relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

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CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE GIVING vol 6(2)

7.8 The relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

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Charities for the relief of the old and of the sick were usually considered alongside those for the poor because of a similarity in their work and the overlapping needs of beneficiaries. A lack of funds may well be one of the contributing causes of an old or sick person’s need for help in coping with their disability.

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