Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,833 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,459 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,585 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,560 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,689 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,583 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,669 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,608 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,704 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,806 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 2,115 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,838 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 2,381 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 2,252 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 3,067 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 2,513 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 2,795 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 8,120 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 9,423 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 8,948 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 10,524 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 8,353 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 8,773 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 7,521 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 8,486 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 8,010 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 8,497 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 7,552 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 8,117 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 7,186 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 7,459 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 7,115 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 7,655 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 7,347 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 8,292 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 7,085 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 7,766 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 7,140 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 8,088 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 7,652 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 8,325 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 7,613 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 8,589 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 7,857 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 8,778 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 7,812 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 8,462 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 7,710 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 8,280 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 7,668 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 8,429 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 7,782 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 8,736 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 7,524 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 8,773 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 7,399 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 7,949 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 7,090 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 7,595 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 6,397 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 7,109 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 6,045 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 6,484 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 5,835 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 6,452 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 6,049 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 6,718 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 5,878 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 6,503 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 6,109 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 6,604 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 5,963 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 6,534 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 6,148 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 6,613 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 6,237 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 6,764 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 6,265 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 6,784 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 6,012 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 5,974 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 6,202 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 6,180 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 6,435 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 6,876 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 6,406 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 6,345 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 6,510 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 6,560 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 6,696 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 6,522 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 6,606 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 6,535 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 6,538 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 6,046 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 6,280 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 6,067 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 6,507 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 5,914 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 6,114 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 5,609 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 5,246 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, Holborn 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/10154900/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024