Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 633 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 613 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 668 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 612 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 617 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 629 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 616 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 607 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 623 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 579 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 586 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 602 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 599 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 590 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 586 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 554 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 574 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 550 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 597 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 590 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 557 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 534 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 540 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 522 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 510 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 530 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 536 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 532 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 532 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 580 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 615 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 652 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 640 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 642 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 708 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 714 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 672 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 676 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 671 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 636 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 611 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 587 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 566 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 589 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 617 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 643 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 664 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 627 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 590 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 545 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 564 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 506 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 493 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 436 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 423 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 459 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 460 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 460 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 465 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 457 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 420 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 466 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 492 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 485 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 480 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 489 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 491 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 464 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 452 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 419 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 399 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 389 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 372 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 410 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 390 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 403 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 418 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 419 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 377 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 439 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 436 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 451 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 427 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 382 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 401 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 347 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 359 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 328 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 360 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 334 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 345 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 326 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 281 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, Weardale 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/10139090/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 31st October 2024