Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 836 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 787 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 953 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 769 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,047 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,051 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,008 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,025 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,228 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,098 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,277 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,116 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,201 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,135 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,253 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,207 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,349 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,297 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,517 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,323 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,676 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,318 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,323 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,094 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,169 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,158 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,167 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,005 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,082 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,048 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 988 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 1,001 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,025 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 874 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 1,025 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 916 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,040 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 958 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 990 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 839 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 915 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,129 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,032 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,170 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 1,117 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,210 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,059 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,189 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,174 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,291 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,220 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,350 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,098 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,198 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,119 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,134 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,050 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,060 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 885 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 926 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 721 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 843 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 702 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 823 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 786 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 688 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 752 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 894 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 836 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 944 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 888 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 991 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 914 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 940 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 959 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,085 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 923 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,129 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,116 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,162 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,123 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,193 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,174 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,225 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,349 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,420 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,434 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,431 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,407 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,626 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,560 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,575 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,553 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,684 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,628 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,682 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,403 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 319 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, Reading 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/10174764/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd November 2024