Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 655 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 640 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 683 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 592 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 627 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 558 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 582 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 516 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 615 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 555 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 651 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 524 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 667 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 549 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 745 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 582 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 709 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1869 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Salisbury RegD/Inc 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/10075555/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 23rd October 2024