Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,073 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,107 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,134 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,059 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,116 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,072 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,160 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,097 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,139 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,064 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,167 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,152 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,125 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,042 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,091 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,084 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,129 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,038 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,087 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,089 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,113 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 993 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,043 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 904 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 957 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 929 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 948 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 964 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 927 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 930 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 871 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 810 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 751 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 695 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 744 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 667 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 702 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 662 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 668 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 648 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 637 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 630 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 557 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 583 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 567 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 576 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 553 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 609 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 631 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 644 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 623 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 674 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 592 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 645 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 647 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 529 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 576 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 511 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 512 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 444 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 529 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 521 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 497 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 440 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 433 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 407 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 422 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 374 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 386 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 339 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 380 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 352 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 365 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 333 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 337 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 311 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 288 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 313 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 301 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 303 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 318 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 318 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 312 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 313 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 303 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 322 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 292 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 291 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 282 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 299 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 301 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 313 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 308 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 306 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 270 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 282 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 252 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 243 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, Stamford 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/10154741/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024