Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,006 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 902 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 993 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 943 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 976 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,000 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,037 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,114 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 977 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,097 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 999 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,079 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,012 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,199 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,087 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,120 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,002 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,086 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,018 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,243 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,077 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,066 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 891 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 895 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 795 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 778 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 761 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 711 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 673 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 639 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 646 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 663 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 703 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 710 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 768 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 725 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 744 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 731 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 741 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 734 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 748 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 751 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 766 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 734 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 751 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 740 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 756 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 703 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 747 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 704 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 738 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 638 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 679 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 632 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 672 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 629 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 665 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 719 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 849 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 645 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 687 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 621 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 686 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 724 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 803 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 682 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 631 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 608 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 560 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 517 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 549 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 595 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 489 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 484 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 467 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 498 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 460 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 452 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 483 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 428 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 463 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 425 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 480 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 433 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 477 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 444 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 433 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 403 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 459 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 409 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 423 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 411 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 300 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, Swaffham 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/10063127/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 07th November 2024