Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,392 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,330 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,339 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,360 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,465 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,704 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,505 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,323 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,254 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,055 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 981 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,113 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 888 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 814 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 788 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 824 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 901 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 855 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 843 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 936 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,019 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,070 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,051 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 954 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 916 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 827 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 726 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 654 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 718 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 734 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 702 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 781 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 725 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 793 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 781 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 706 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 781 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 810 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 799 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 785 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 745 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 851 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 766 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 821 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 717 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 738 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 960 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 921 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 938 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,042 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 845 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 936 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 878 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,030 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,014 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 930 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 974 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,025 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 953 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 936 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 928 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 982 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 899 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 933 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 942 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,032 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 962 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,023 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 985 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 999 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,007 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,063 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,008 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,006 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 959 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 978 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 857 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 880 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 793 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 783 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 782 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 829 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 812 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 836 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 748 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 796 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 808 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 851 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 842 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 817 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 859 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 867 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 820 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 825 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 801 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 834 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 780 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 855 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 541 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 510 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, Smallburgh RegD/Inc/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/10085690/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 01st November 2024