Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1905 4,128 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 4,077 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 4,303 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 4,045 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 4,248 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 4,131 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 4,199 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 4,019 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 4,192 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 4,410 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 4,239 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 3,996 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 4,230 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 3,658 Show data context
01 Jan 1912 3,774 Show data context
01 Jul 1912 3,558 Show data context
01 Jan 1913 3,727 Show data context
01 Jul 1913 3,392 Show data context
01 Jan 1914 3,558 Show data context
01 Jul 1914 3,388 Show data context
01 Jan 1915 3,590 Show data context
01 Jan 1919 2,722 Show data context
Date: Source:
1905 - 1919 Local Government Board, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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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, Denbighshire RegC 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/10134766/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 29th May 2024