Outdoor relief came to be seen as a privilege that should only be given sparingly in case it encouraged laziness. This led nineteenth century charities like the Hobart Benevolent Society, to apply willingness to work tests, such as getting men to chop wood, to ensure that recipients deserved assistance. In Tasmania, social welfare departments still referred to outdoor relief in the 1960s. Some government records abbreviated the term to 'O.D.R.'.
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