Poor Act 1555

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation	2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5
Dates
Royal assent	9 December 1555
Repealed	10 August 1872
Other legislation
Amends	Poor Act 1551
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed

The Poor Act 1555 (2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5) was a law passed in England by Queen Mary I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.

It extended the Poor Act 1551 and added a provision that licensed beggars must wear badges. The provision requiring badges was added to shame local community members into donating more alms to their parish for poor relief.^[1]