Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

No chart.

Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,075 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,032 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,096 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,061 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,208 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,017 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,070 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,016 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 963 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 971 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 957 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,027 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 924 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,006 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 954 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 995 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 935 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 948 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 890 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 931 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 881 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 859 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 812 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 829 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 756 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 737 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 666 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 673 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 610 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 654 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 596 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 636 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 599 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 625 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 541 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 555 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 509 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 546 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 561 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 520 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 528 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 545 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 515 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 534 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 507 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 523 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 472 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 500 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 480 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 515 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 486 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 520 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 474 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 450 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 488 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 470 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 516 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 472 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 488 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 456 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 507 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 493 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 532 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 524 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 530 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 503 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 529 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 524 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 578 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 547 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 575 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 539 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 522 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 517 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 545 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 532 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 493 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 492 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 463 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 465 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 438 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 467 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 428 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 449 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 411 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 449 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 448 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 439 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 409 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 431 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 393 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 405 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 373 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 377 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 337 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 355 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 343 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 283 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) ,

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


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, Westbury and Whorwellsdown 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/10029624/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 07th November 2024