Bad legislation? Such would supposedly help the needy (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

poor laws

'such would supposedly help the needy' is the definition.

'bad legislation?' is the wordplay.
'bad' becomes 'poor' ('poor' can be similar in meaning to 'bad').
'legislation?' becomes 'laws' (I've seen this before).
'poor'+'laws'='POOR LAWS'

(Another definition for poor laws that I've seen is " Legislation giving relief to the needy".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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