Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 954 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 959 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 968 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 956 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,176 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 956 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,013 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,065 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 974 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,049 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 963 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,040 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,146 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,008 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 980 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 987 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,126 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,044 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,191 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 995 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,069 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,047 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,266 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,178 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,069 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,099 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,009 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 886 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 807 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 665 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 641 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 630 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 595 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 575 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 518 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 563 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 505 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 554 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 618 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 619 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 532 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 547 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 506 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 527 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 545 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 574 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 518 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 529 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 531 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 500 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 537 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 491 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 469 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 491 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 466 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 473 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 469 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 506 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 443 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 523 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 454 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 456 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 400 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 465 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 544 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 541 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 547 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 623 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 578 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 583 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 629 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 545 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 570 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 560 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 552 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 602 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 575 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 579 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 549 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 548 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 516 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 538 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 510 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 492 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 552 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 494 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 544 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 499 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 558 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 529 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 528 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 468 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 493 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 486 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 382 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shaftesbury RegD/Inc/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/10167565/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024