Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,062 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,103 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,150 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,149 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,143 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,110 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,186 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,234 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,175 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,196 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,178 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,093 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,099 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,072 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,150 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,141 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,220 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,015 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,069 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 961 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,022 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 977 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,131 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 976 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,118 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 928 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 932 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 859 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 939 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 871 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 854 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 838 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 820 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 780 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 760 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 772 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 822 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 837 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 898 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 852 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 960 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 928 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 952 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 928 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,017 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 875 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 930 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 875 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 876 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 842 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 856 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 893 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 967 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 890 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 947 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 902 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 981 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 831 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 909 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 832 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 814 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 963 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 785 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 779 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 824 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 924 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 855 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 818 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 787 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 880 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 951 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 799 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 843 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 802 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 803 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 757 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 767 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 764 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 794 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 685 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 668 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 668 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 634 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 674 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 640 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 637 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 673 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 704 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 653 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 678 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 627 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 581 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 560 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 578 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 535 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 546 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 535 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 567 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 549 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 383 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, Bridport 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/10005644/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024