Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,306 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,248 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,271 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,299 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,371 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,324 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,329 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,236 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,258 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,242 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,259 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,145 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,261 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,184 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,268 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,194 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,397 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,357 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,525 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,446 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,700 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,533 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,619 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,386 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,492 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,556 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,556 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,436 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,489 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,313 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,425 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 1,234 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,271 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 1,186 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 1,176 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 1,110 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,114 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,140 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,215 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 1,135 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,205 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 1,199 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,236 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,164 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 1,116 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,132 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,129 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,155 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,004 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,066 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,037 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,086 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,047 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,108 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,059 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,124 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,052 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,049 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 994 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,038 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 986 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,066 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 959 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 994 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 967 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,004 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 975 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,059 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,038 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,145 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,092 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,138 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,055 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,167 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,067 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,074 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,092 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 1,090 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,035 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,127 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,018 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,081 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,050 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,084 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,059 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,162 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,066 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,133 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,119 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,179 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,102 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,194 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,153 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,195 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,165 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,114 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,110 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,188 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 866 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 910 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, Weymouth 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/10005292/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024