Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1897 826 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 749 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 825 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 756 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 846 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 743 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 814 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 727 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 668 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 710 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 735 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 768 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 802 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 795 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 769 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 867 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 836 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 854 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 921 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 888 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 943 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 972 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 961 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 972 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,010 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 988 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,029 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 845 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 901 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, Hendon 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/10211281/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 10th May 2024