Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 879 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 830 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 893 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 885 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 871 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 869 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 883 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 860 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 936 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 872 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,193 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 966 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 966 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,110 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,053 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 973 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,076 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,125 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,285 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,063 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,149 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,075 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,085 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,063 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,053 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,053 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 983 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,027 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 817 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 781 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 730 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 655 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 690 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 675 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 674 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 707 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 748 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 688 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 688 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 614 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 699 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 653 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 610 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 656 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 639 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 694 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 650 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 685 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 663 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 634 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 690 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 629 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 640 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 633 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 636 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 611 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 616 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 592 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 645 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 606 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 616 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 589 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 615 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 581 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 630 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 590 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 610 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 594 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 590 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 560 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 581 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 555 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 532 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 566 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 532 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 544 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 542 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 587 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 549 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 580 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 564 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 524 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 598 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 566 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 503 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 543 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 528 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 561 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 508 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 507 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 469 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 389 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, Sherborne 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/10055854/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024