Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,073 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,010 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,062 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,067 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,108 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,095 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,076 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,193 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,212 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,072 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,113 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,023 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,060 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,050 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,063 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,049 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 975 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 983 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 956 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,006 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 987 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,054 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 927 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 909 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 789 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 790 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 735 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 739 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 750 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 721 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 743 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 656 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 682 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 675 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 773 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 696 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 679 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 613 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 724 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 662 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 667 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 592 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 513 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 502 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 503 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 508 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 504 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 511 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 508 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 512 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 506 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 525 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 520 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 541 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 544 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 504 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 527 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 482 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 512 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 485 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 528 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 477 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 514 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 496 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 561 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 513 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 521 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 525 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 541 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 483 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 503 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 465 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 462 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 440 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 457 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 407 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 462 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 446 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 387 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 409 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 394 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 429 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 441 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 427 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 476 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 461 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 438 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 429 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 485 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 455 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 469 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 397 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 375 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 386 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 292 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 269 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, Dursley 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/10030316/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024