Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 8,006 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 8,889 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 13,475 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 9,839 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 10,136 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 9,466 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 10,168 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 9,666 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 11,228 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 9,863 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 10,954 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 10,288 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 11,578 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 9,652 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 10,732 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 9,329 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 9,820 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 9,709 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 10,178 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 8,950 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 9,782 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 8,067 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 8,200 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 7,753 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 8,110 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 7,575 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 7,931 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 7,404 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 7,913 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 7,132 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 7,447 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 7,060 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 7,566 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 7,332 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 8,004 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 7,317 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 9,191 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 8,625 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 12,333 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 7,995 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 8,316 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 7,586 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 8,085 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 7,661 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 8,134 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 7,652 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 7,915 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 7,414 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 7,644 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 6,943 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 7,433 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 6,947 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 7,181 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 6,355 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 6,453 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 5,809 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 5,918 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 5,215 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 5,146 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 4,628 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 5,113 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 4,495 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 4,730 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 4,260 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 4,700 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 4,320 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 4,863 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 4,561 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 4,839 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 4,641 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 4,983 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 4,545 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 4,715 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 4,553 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 4,914 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 4,710 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 5,267 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 4,855 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 5,342 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 4,780 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 4,554 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 5,257 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 4,865 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 5,493 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 4,963 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 5,505 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 4,980 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 5,541 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 5,421 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 5,750 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 5,296 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 5,603 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 5,197 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 5,850 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 5,495 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 6,131 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 6,270 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 6,613 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 6,388 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 6,746 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 6,144 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 6,318 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, Birmingham RegD/Inc/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/10055891/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 14th November 2024