Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,240 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 988 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,184 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,007 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,064 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,034 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,092 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 997 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,023 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 926 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,001 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,003 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,005 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,003 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,035 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,114 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,087 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,013 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 981 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,050 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 957 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,014 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 891 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,003 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 910 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 857 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 813 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 844 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 789 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 774 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 707 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 655 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 585 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 589 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 570 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 598 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 546 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 575 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 557 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 573 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 522 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 572 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 510 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 515 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 466 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 498 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 467 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 524 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 492 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 519 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 514 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 571 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 542 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 585 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 547 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 657 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 604 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 531 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 587 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 464 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 488 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 489 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 445 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 477 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 499 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 443 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 490 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 525 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 486 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 515 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 447 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 466 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 470 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 476 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 408 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 427 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 405 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 416 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 440 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 433 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 459 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 461 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 464 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 469 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 476 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 457 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 487 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 463 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 476 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 608 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 467 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 518 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 463 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 495 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 457 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 483 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 426 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 359 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 318 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, Rye 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/10154868/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 31st October 2024