Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 826 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 830 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 900 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 926 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 982 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 915 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 905 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 937 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 896 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 977 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 906 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 921 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 880 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 951 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 966 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 953 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 947 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 974 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 924 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 915 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 899 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 830 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 849 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 825 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 778 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 800 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 768 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 776 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 670 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 650 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 633 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 630 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 623 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 558 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 555 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 594 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 660 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 666 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 624 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 626 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 643 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 617 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 559 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 560 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 561 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 551 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 552 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 537 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 573 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 572 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 566 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 600 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 552 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 572 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 554 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 565 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 558 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 605 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 482 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 495 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 480 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 477 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 482 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 460 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 477 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 443 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 472 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 438 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 493 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 431 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 497 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 481 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 485 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 473 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 489 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 476 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 460 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 453 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 425 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 455 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 436 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 458 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 436 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 465 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 451 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 401 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 472 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 422 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 449 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 405 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 426 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 354 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 363 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 308 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 373 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 232 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 247 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, Leominster 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/10029867/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024