Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 629 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 643 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 697 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 650 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 641 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 595 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 588 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 616 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 570 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 579 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 634 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 616 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 654 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 683 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 670 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 742 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 661 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 778 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 739 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 657 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 757 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 752 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 746 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 682 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 639 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 601 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 642 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 593 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 579 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 602 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 597 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 560 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 542 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 596 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 572 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 658 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 584 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 647 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 644 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 712 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 626 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 722 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 642 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 685 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 651 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 783 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 790 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 822 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 802 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 916 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 791 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 941 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 732 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 810 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 764 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 748 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 722 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 775 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 824 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 830 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 918 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 844 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 916 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 794 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 992 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 845 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,032 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,053 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,130 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,124 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,152 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,047 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,057 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 964 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 967 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,004 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 999 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,049 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,030 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,042 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 982 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,009 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,002 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,062 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 980 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,113 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,005 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,058 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,114 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,144 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,094 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,113 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,020 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,079 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 979 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, Eastbourne 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/10154856/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 31st October 2024