Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 117 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 113 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 145 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 112 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 175 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 136 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 147 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 154 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 160 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 141 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 146 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 124 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 122 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 99 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 111 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 100 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 109 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 108 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 94 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 98 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 111 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 89 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 76 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 75 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 94 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 86 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 84 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 83 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 82 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 88 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 76 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 65 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 71 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 68 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 69 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 64 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 81 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 88 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 73 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 75 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 90 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 74 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 86 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 87 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 70 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 83 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 73 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 81 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 68 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 70 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 72 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 67 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 68 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 87 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 95 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 87 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 75 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 61 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 80 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 77 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 58 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 62 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The total number of persons receiving non-contributory welfare assistance. These data are generally from administrative sources, including both the 19th century Poor Law system and modern Income Support.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sedbergh RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055842/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024