Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,258 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,127 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,252 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,253 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,218 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,218 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,377 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,255 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,496 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,390 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,315 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,308 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,442 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,446 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,596 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,402 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,586 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,402 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,643 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,581 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,768 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,449 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,399 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,168 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,343 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,244 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,188 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,134 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,097 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,022 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 978 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 847 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 895 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 764 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 838 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 774 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 716 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 776 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 901 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 835 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 777 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 746 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 765 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 686 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 754 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 662 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 663 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 633 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 653 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 601 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 656 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 791 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 770 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 648 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 715 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 602 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 647 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 587 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 548 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 543 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 600 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 561 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 609 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 577 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 620 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 605 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 589 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 619 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 543 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 574 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 502 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 500 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 428 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 467 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 428 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 360 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 401 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 367 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 405 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 396 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 415 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 371 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 431 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 375 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 423 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 449 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 430 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 410 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 439 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 444 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 438 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 479 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 373 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 399 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 384 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 335 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, Abingdon 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/10188088/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024