Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,065 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,072 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,144 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,134 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,161 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,173 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,169 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,139 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,114 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,089 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,129 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,115 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,136 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,100 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,159 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,138 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,176 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,061 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,225 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,095 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,222 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,128 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,183 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,073 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,071 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,051 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,034 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 976 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 988 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 957 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 925 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 911 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 874 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 835 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 890 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 861 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 885 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 816 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 866 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 879 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 917 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 879 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 949 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 917 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 941 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 912 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 921 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 886 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 871 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 814 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 834 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 811 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 851 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 755 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 846 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 749 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 756 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 733 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 737 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 733 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 736 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 686 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 700 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 711 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 715 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 740 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 714 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 757 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 745 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 745 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 781 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 831 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 778 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 783 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 705 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 726 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 720 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 733 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 755 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 701 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 718 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 696 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 749 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 703 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 735 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 688 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 718 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 763 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 735 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 803 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 753 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 718 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 563 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, Bideford 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/10044030/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024