Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,681 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,780 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,762 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,778 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,834 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,595 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,699 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,616 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,726 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,588 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,747 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,560 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,606 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,531 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,674 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,560 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,736 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,615 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,733 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,683 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,847 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,786 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,827 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,586 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,606 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,479 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,605 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,533 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,656 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,419 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,419 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 1,356 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,409 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 1,358 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 1,278 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 1,306 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,302 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,234 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,286 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 1,208 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,248 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 1,128 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,198 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,035 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,097 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 982 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,064 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,008 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,018 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,006 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,085 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 990 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 993 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,116 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,086 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,120 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,059 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,096 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 1,066 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,097 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 1,002 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 985 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 948 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 978 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 957 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,032 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 1,014 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,059 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,044 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,059 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 978 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,084 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,006 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,035 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 932 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 981 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 846 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 925 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 838 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 842 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 840 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 824 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 869 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 864 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 866 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 849 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 909 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 904 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 919 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 880 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 902 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 884 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 927 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 863 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 930 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 833 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 856 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 783 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 868 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 793 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 647 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, Chesterton 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/10155095/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024