Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 715 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 666 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 761 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 710 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 829 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 776 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 881 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 799 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 770 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 688 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 665 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 600 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 677 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 698 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 674 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 684 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 624 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 728 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 668 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 710 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 649 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 662 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 563 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 495 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 461 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 469 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 440 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 543 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 442 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 457 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 388 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 424 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 405 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 395 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 364 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 319 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 361 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 393 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 338 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 323 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 304 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 297 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 288 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 327 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 309 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 363 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 322 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 306 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 298 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 341 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 363 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 351 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 324 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 346 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 294 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 325 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 320 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 371 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 326 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 378 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 358 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 352 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 352 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 337 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 319 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 366 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 341 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 355 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 345 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 367 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 355 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 338 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 317 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 353 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 320 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 304 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 270 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 281 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 268 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 250 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 265 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 269 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 281 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 290 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 278 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 252 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 287 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 285 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 279 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 255 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 294 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 274 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 290 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 262 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 287 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 227 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 262 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 202 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 200 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 183 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 150 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, Samford 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/10198290/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 16th June 2024