Booth and Rowntree

What did Charles Booth do?

Conducted research in 1889 to show how much of London lived in poverty

What is absolute poverty?

When the person doesn’t have enough money to survive (buy food, fuel, clothes - all of the necessities)

What was the result of Booth’s research?

It showed that 35% of Londoners lived in absolute poverty

What did Booth’s research change?

Public opinion towards wanting to improve public health

What did Seebohm Rowntree do?

Conducted an experiment in York to find out how much labourers had to earn to stay out of poverty in 1900

What was the result of Rowntree’s experiment?

He concluded that a labourer had to earn 21 shillings a week - equivalent to £125 today