Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,404 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,295 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,416 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,280 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,399 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,240 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,309 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,200 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,265 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,207 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,219 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,113 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,219 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,164 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,260 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,196 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,353 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,251 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,418 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,343 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,407 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,324 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,347 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,224 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,270 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,183 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,214 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,098 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,159 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,051 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,070 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 958 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 989 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 946 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 931 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 866 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 889 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 833 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 890 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 823 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 843 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 794 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 868 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 794 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 828 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 724 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 731 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 686 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 749 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 706 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 770 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 715 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 724 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 684 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 756 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 693 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 770 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 681 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 743 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 689 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 740 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 718 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 666 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 726 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 643 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 733 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 681 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 734 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 887 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 753 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 695 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 734 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 701 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 750 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 680 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 705 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 658 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 674 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 573 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 521 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 598 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 560 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 642 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 565 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 627 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 594 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 584 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 687 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 608 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 719 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 613 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 618 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 624 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 616 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 632 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 638 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 586 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 519 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Eastry 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/10139867/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024