Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 315 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 328 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 327 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 354 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 331 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 329 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 342 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 331 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 330 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 307 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 297 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 313 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 266 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 293 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 315 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 307 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 311 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 305 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 337 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 292 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 308 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 291 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 719 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 630 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 675 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 584 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 530 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 511 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 534 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 521 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 539 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 511 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 508 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 513 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 600 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 492 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 566 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 534 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 622 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 607 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 553 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 545 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 615 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 537 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 604 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 568 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 661 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 673 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 643 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 637 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 499 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 567 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 509 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 549 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 489 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 556 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 491 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 637 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 553 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 662 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 602 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 581 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 723 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 555 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 708 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 601 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 733 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 612 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 556 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 639 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 597 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 627 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 685 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 605 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 681 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 650 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 719 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 642 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 741 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 707 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 756 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 664 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 754 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 723 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 791 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 747 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 766 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 700 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 786 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, Atcham 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/10005589/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 13th May 2024