Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,003 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,043 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,139 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,162 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,038 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,141 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,037 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,046 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,065 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,085 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,041 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,100 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,045 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,120 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,047 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,106 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,045 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,147 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,046 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,058 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 911 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 918 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 827 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 828 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 795 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 815 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 712 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 729 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 700 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 724 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 739 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 742 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 793 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 765 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 816 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 856 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 802 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 783 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 880 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 858 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 907 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 832 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 846 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 809 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 852 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 821 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 810 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 807 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 895 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 876 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 914 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 907 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 901 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 837 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 888 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 829 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 846 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 834 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 818 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 799 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 840 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 813 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 836 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 820 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 817 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 806 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 835 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 839 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 862 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 807 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 855 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 808 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 777 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 719 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 753 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 711 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 670 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 702 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 666 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 885 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 849 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 824 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 853 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 864 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 878 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 828 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 904 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 862 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 881 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 898 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 881 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 822 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 830 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 796 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 789 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 521 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 624 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, Thetford 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/10208531/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024