Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 333 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 240 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 285 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 255 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 282 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 253 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 269 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 245 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 268 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 255 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 310 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 284 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 329 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 363 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 401 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 390 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 430 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 324 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 489 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 402 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 469 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 387 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 417 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 379 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 394 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 340 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 428 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 370 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 381 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 341 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 356 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 310 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 350 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 347 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 366 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 337 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 365 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 404 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 467 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 445 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 470 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 468 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 531 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 509 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 474 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 406 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 500 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 483 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 499 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 492 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 562 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 540 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 606 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 600 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 614 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 639 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 693 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 620 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 657 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 621 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 596 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 617 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 651 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 637 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 663 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 625 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 709 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 656 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 671 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 653 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 712 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 717 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 711 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 679 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 740 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 736 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 708 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 683 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 668 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 631 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 623 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 679 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 602 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 685 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 635 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 662 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 771 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 679 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 808 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 725 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 842 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 730 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 873 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 772 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 887 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 765 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 898 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 802 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 931 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 771 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 834 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, Hampstead RegD/PLPar 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/10084477/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th December 2024