Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,797 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,893 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,856 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,815 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,883 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 2,010 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 2,031 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,931 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 2,171 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 2,258 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 2,319 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 2,323 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 2,321 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 2,405 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 2,521 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 2,554 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 2,613 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 2,662 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 2,646 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 2,674 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 2,625 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 2,509 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 2,438 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 2,445 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 2,366 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 2,328 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 2,374 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 2,365 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 2,508 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 2,385 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 2,450 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 2,549 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 2,678 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 2,714 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 2,861 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 3,117 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 3,519 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 3,731 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 4,285 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 3,730 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 3,693 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 3,639 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 3,585 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 3,229 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 3,370 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 3,545 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 3,595 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 3,350 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 3,361 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 3,384 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 3,534 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 3,534 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 3,474 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 3,389 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 3,512 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 3,382 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 3,354 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 3,035 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 2,810 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 2,648 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 2,693 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 2,564 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 2,548 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 2,484 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 2,475 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 2,388 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 2,542 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 2,458 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 2,552 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 2,560 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 2,541 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 2,396 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 2,523 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 2,517 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 2,584 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 2,536 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 2,539 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 2,500 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 2,420 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 2,271 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,995 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 2,235 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 2,053 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 2,281 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 2,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 2,276 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 2,042 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 2,245 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 2,010 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 2,262 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 2,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 2,212 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 2,052 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 2,077 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,832 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 2,131 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,989 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 2,067 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,890 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 2,103 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,836 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 1,877 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, Dewsbury 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/10187813/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024