Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,086 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 975 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,068 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 991 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,003 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 993 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 980 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,008 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 988 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,014 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,005 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,051 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,050 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 937 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,183 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,070 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,121 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,092 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,279 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,119 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,208 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,076 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,135 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,023 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 987 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 997 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,092 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 936 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 920 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 770 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 678 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 696 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 598 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 614 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 557 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 588 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 552 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 587 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 542 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 571 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 516 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 493 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 425 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 441 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 389 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 404 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 380 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 462 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 360 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 434 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 341 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 407 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 342 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 374 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 297 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 330 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 286 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 336 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 291 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 300 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 300 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 357 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 295 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 314 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 323 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 344 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 336 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 374 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 336 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 349 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 368 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 346 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 376 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 327 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 306 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 335 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 356 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 351 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 317 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 341 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 304 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 323 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 326 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 351 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 342 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 332 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 344 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 328 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 307 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 326 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 304 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 286 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 261 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 284 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 175 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 201 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, Wilton 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/10154807/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd November 2024