Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,229 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,014 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,115 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,017 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,022 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,023 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,193 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,108 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,080 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,069 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,149 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,056 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,161 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,082 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,176 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,125 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,161 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,051 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,293 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,054 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,025 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 934 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 974 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 868 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 909 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 839 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 932 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 784 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 698 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 722 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 710 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 711 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 658 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 722 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 607 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 670 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 642 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 659 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 624 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 605 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 561 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 532 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 487 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 530 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 547 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 542 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 529 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 517 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 504 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 544 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 532 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 550 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 514 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 566 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 470 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 615 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 533 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 536 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 482 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 481 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 406 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 452 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 460 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 424 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 387 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 451 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 381 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 402 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 345 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 384 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 368 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 382 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 386 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 425 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 354 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 367 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 370 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 385 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 389 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 426 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 412 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 419 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 363 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 359 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 355 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 375 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 381 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 416 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 383 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 350 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 366 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 356 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 378 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 339 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 357 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 282 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 255 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, Newent 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/10174740/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024