Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,530 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,088 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,272 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,124 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,123 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,135 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,153 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,121 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,137 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,061 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,186 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,094 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,127 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,047 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,158 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 930 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,063 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 847 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 943 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 974 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,186 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,061 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,054 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 879 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,036 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,002 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 966 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 881 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 872 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 777 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 853 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 740 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 735 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 767 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 782 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 721 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 748 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 761 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 801 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 724 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 771 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 737 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 732 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 733 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 684 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 700 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 674 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 685 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 646 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 664 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 654 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 686 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 642 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 681 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 695 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 697 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 658 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 681 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 656 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 661 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 653 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 639 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 582 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 568 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 578 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 605 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 554 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 545 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 550 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 555 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 518 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 554 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 512 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 508 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 463 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 433 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 419 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 433 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 391 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 400 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 347 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 381 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 370 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 416 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 403 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 464 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 420 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 415 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 411 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 409 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 446 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 432 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 401 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 395 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 412 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 376 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 306 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, Malmesbury 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/10139429/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 16th June 2024