Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,014 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,117 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,123 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,179 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,207 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,181 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,174 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,167 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,109 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,186 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,163 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,267 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,214 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,201 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,150 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,262 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,228 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,264 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,274 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,325 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,293 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,329 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,201 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,195 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,088 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,103 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,065 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,075 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,002 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,077 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 933 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 960 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 887 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 930 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 891 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 864 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 968 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 866 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 897 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 828 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 897 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 868 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 909 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 837 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 810 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 767 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 792 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 820 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 840 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 823 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 874 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 759 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 791 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 757 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 698 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 721 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 714 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 752 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 734 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 752 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 676 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 732 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 720 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 756 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 747 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 797 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 758 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 799 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 828 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 825 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 805 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 790 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 793 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 778 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 692 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 691 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 652 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 614 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 641 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 545 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 564 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 499 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 513 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 475 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 488 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 490 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 502 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 518 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 504 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 452 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 464 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 453 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 481 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 445 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 434 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 444 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 414 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 296 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, Langport 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/10139363/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024