Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,112 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 999 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,018 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 954 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 891 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 991 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 970 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 941 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 893 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 937 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 909 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 895 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 892 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 932 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 863 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,048 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 958 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,043 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 983 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 978 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 947 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 814 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 799 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 754 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 695 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 689 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 732 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 718 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 708 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 622 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 662 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 672 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 688 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 668 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 564 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 509 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 552 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 584 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 609 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 553 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 563 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 562 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 568 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 550 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 560 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 557 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 531 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 546 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 526 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 482 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 458 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 514 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 481 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 512 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 485 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 519 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 491 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 519 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 469 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 438 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 461 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 444 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 484 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 433 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 455 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 461 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 455 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 466 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 468 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 460 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 468 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 480 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 429 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 389 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 388 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 384 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 342 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 369 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 313 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1902 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, Guiltcross 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/10075701/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 07th November 2024