Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,155 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 990 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,288 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,215 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,279 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,228 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,129 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,103 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,336 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,118 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,185 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,384 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,331 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,541 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,362 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,402 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,339 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,537 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,316 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,553 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,196 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,227 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 992 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,064 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 857 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 995 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 886 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 968 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 753 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 797 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 906 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 784 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 821 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 788 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 793 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 968 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1880 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Witham PLU/RegD 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/10139168/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 17th May 2024