Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 845 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 790 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 852 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 838 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 857 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 835 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 878 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 835 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 926 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 799 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 890 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 912 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 941 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 949 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,057 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,059 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 983 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 860 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 995 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 861 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 929 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 819 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 897 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 865 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 768 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 788 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 742 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 807 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 681 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 707 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 591 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 619 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 603 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 639 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 581 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 621 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 623 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 712 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 678 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 681 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 569 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 534 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 471 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 521 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 455 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 468 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 429 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 425 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 418 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 441 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 435 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 459 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 412 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 506 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 471 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 505 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 491 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 511 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 501 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 597 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 522 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 591 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 466 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 484 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 468 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 500 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 477 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 554 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 543 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 611 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 589 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 617 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 533 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 588 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 550 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 582 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 566 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 608 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 528 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 492 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 542 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 522 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 586 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 533 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 556 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 564 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 575 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 656 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 723 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 703 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 759 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,067 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 740 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 739 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 697 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 713 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 693 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 727 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 631 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 554 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, Thornbury 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/10067157/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 31st October 2024