Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,220 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,191 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,265 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,228 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,356 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,338 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,365 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,381 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,437 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,350 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,358 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,287 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,508 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,515 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,535 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,503 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,574 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,517 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,562 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,542 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,572 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,497 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,452 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,229 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,213 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,166 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,232 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,156 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,197 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,080 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,007 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 918 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 883 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 808 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 872 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 769 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 836 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 747 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 808 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 798 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 805 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 745 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 696 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 701 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 676 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 695 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 689 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 682 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 673 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 747 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 758 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 770 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 767 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 791 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 723 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 759 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 720 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 710 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 674 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 631 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 658 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 733 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 680 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 718 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 676 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 715 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 714 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 709 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 720 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 752 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 793 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 746 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 789 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 757 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 736 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 767 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 749 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 814 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 790 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 847 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 834 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 902 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 877 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 952 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 895 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 915 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 937 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 892 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 798 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 770 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 711 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 757 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 698 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 743 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 658 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 552 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, Newark 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/10043840/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd November 2024