Joseph Rowntree
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| Date of birth | May 24,1836 |
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| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | York |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | February 24,1925 |
| Died | York |
| United Kingdom | |
| Burial place | The Retreat |
| York | |
| England | |
| Children | Seebohm Rowntree |
| John Wilhelm Rowntree | |
| Spouse | Emma Seebohm |
| Julia Seebohm | |
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| ID | 801793 |
About Joseph Rowntree
Joseph Rowntree was an English Quaker philanthropist and businessman from York. Rowntree is perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform, partner and friend of Charles Booth, and his time as a chocolatier at family business Rowntree's, one of the most important in Britain.
What the Autumn Statement means for you and your money
... As an example, a family with two children on standard allowances should receive about £900 more in the year from April, compared with the previous 12 months, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation...
Rishi Sunak under pressure from ministers to raise housing benefit
... Changes at the edges of universal credit would not help families who are homeless and do not work, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) anti-poverty group...
Out of work over-50s cut weekly food bill by £60
... The report, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, will be of interest to the Treasury after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made it a goal to encourage the over-50s back into the workplace...
Extra free childcare helps higher earners - report
...By Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporterHelp with childcare costs for working parents, announced in the Budget, is " unfairly targeted" towards higher-income families, a report by Coram and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says...
Renting: Six out of 10 renters live in energy-inefficient homes
... " The BBC Shared Data Unit found: Rachelle Earwaker, a senior economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, says tenants in poorly insulated homes are suffering...
Census 2021: 'It took me two years before I realised I was a carer'
... " That s something the Joseph Rowntree Foundation backs up, as parts of its charitable work looking at social poverty...
Website crash shows importance of Scottish Child Payment- Sturgeon
... Chris Birt, associate director for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation think tank, described the rollout of the child payment benefit as " a watershed moment for tackling poverty in Scotland" and the rest of the UK " should take note"...
Free school meals: How many children can claim them?
... Are all children in poverty eligible? According to poverty charity The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, across the UK, But only 2...
Out of work over-50s cut weekly food bill by £60
By Jemma DempseyBBC News
Almost half of people over 50 who left work during the pandemic have had to cut back on their weekly food shop by £60 a week, new research shows.
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) said 48% who retired in 2020-21 were now living in relative poverty.
The IFS found they were less likely to receive a pension and had lower levels of well-being than earlier retirees.
It said disruption from the pandemic and perceived health risks may have " forced" many to leave work early.
Older workers between the ages of 50 and 70 were " not retiring in comfort" the IFS said, compared with those who had retired even just a year earlier.
Those who had to trim their spending habits were affected much More Than those who had stopped working in previous years, who by and large did not substantially alter their lifestyle after retiring.
Nearly half (49%) had no access to either private or state pensions, compared with 43% of those who were newly inactive in 2019-20.
For a couple to be classified as being in " relative poverty" they would receive an income of less than £15,400.
The study noted that older people who stop working often never re-enter the workforce. " This group may be experiencing long-term poverty and greater hardship in the current cost of living crisis, " it said.
The Report , funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, will be of interest to the Treasury after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made it a goal to encourage the over-50s back into the workplace.
IFS research author Xiaowei Xu said it was often assumed that older people who left the workforce during the pandemic were " wealthy individuals retiring in comfort".
" Some of this group might well be amenable to Coming Back into the workforce and there are signs some are returning already. If the government wants to get this group back to work, the success of policies to support older workers, such as the, will be critical. "
But the study found the negative outcomes were peculiar only to those who left the workforce during 2020-21.
The IFS said while an " unusually large" number of people also retired in 2021-22 their living standards and well-being was similar to those pre-pandemic, " suggesting they were more likely to have left the workforce voluntarily and on more comfortable incomes".
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