Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1897 1,182 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,111 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,179 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,109 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,116 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,163 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,228 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 1,285 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,248 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,365 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,275 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,497 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,456 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,559 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,618 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,782 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 2,030 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 2,173 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 2,233 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 2,171 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 2,593 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 2,228 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 2,178 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 2,207 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 2,157 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 2,152 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 2,108 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 2,266 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,854 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 2,111 Show data context
Date: Source:
1897 - 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, Willesden PLPar/RegD 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/10139156/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 15th May 2024