Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,059 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 993 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,050 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,040 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,109 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,024 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,083 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,069 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,027 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 944 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 919 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,040 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 960 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,000 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,008 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,143 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,056 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,086 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,072 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,074 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,033 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,040 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,049 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 977 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 856 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 876 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 817 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 861 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 803 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 841 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 784 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 745 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 785 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 758 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 780 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 744 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 768 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 744 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 759 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 700 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 701 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 652 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 641 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 580 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 558 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 547 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 568 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 566 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 592 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 588 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 593 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 624 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 631 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 641 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 583 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 605 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 572 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 597 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 577 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 596 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 557 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 582 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 619 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 641 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 607 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 647 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 622 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 647 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 603 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 593 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 579 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 589 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 550 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 546 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 578 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 550 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 574 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 553 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 566 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 625 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 605 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 656 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 636 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 618 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 590 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 600 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 554 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 527 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 498 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 526 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 501 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 536 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 388 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 415 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, Southwell 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/10187606/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th October 2024