Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,467 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,309 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,465 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,347 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,444 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,350 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,352 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,244 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,356 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,251 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,242 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,205 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,271 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,192 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,339 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,253 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,338 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,193 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,355 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,277 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,417 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,218 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,299 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,167 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,306 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,036 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,138 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,073 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,108 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 939 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 961 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 913 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,001 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 944 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 971 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 936 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 993 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,004 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,037 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 960 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,011 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 1,001 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,033 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 988 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,044 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 932 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 994 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 978 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,029 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 925 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,071 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 963 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,029 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 944 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,061 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 991 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,026 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 934 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 945 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 883 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 909 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 792 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 812 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 755 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 800 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 711 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 787 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 727 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 756 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 736 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 732 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 800 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 761 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 701 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 717 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 692 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 743 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 667 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 642 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 645 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 594 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 595 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 575 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 522 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 551 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 543 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 544 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 576 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 592 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 549 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 589 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 565 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 544 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 509 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 512 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 492 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 325 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, Linton 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/10167486/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024