Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 190 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 302 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 169 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 169 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 235 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 208 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 203 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 235 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 220 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 222 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 203 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 187 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 224 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 230 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 256 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 294 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 281 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 286 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 316 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 270 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 299 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 297 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 301 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 270 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 259 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 249 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 252 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 241 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 227 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 219 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 213 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 197 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 255 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1877 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, Presteigne PLU/RegD 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/10145478/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 25th May 2024