Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 924 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 874 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 930 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 925 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 936 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 901 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 919 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 828 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 849 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 791 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 814 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 778 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 769 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 742 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 847 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 900 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 858 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 838 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 846 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 806 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 838 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 787 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 793 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 776 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 761 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 706 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 766 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 717 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 717 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 666 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 657 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 663 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 635 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 594 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 638 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 594 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 639 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 614 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 698 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 675 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 667 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 640 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 690 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 670 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 650 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 629 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 632 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 571 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 576 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 527 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 568 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 563 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 570 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 518 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 538 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 534 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 554 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 483 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 495 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 475 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 475 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 480 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 522 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 501 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 534 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 524 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 519 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 480 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 505 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 481 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 460 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 431 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 446 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 426 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 432 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 409 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 399 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 363 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 343 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 318 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 274 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 305 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 288 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 339 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 306 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 326 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 312 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 346 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 334 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 390 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 350 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 383 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 320 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 389 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 360 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 409 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 370 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 409 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 348 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 432 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 357 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 363 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, Penrith 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/10029995/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024