Answer: paupers

AnswerCrossword Clue
PAUPERSThe Cratchits of fiction, e.g.
PAUPERSAlms receivers of yore
PAUPERSDestitute ones
PAUPERSThey're penniless
PAUPERSPeople without means of support.
PAUPERSCandidates for the poorhouse.
PAUPERSThe poor
PAUPERSDown-and-out sorts
paupersA very poor person
paupersA recipient of government relief or public charity