| dc.contributor.author | Siyambalapitiya, Sumini | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gunewardena, Dileni | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-18T13:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-18T13:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-07 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/6561 | |
| dc.description | 8p. The Background Notes of Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group provide preliminary assessments,
stating appropriate assumptions to overcome constraints in the availability of data. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This note recommends household electricity use as a determinant of eligibility for welfare benefits. As Sri Lanka’s crisis continues, up to 50% or more of the population is likely to need state support, however current targeting through Samurdhi reaches just about a quarter of all households and only 40% of the poorest individuals. Household electricity usage is a good proxy for poverty and a quick, efficient, and effective targeting mechanism. A threshold of 60kwh per month is proposed as a preliminary eligibility criteria which will reach approximately 50% of the population and over 80% of the poorest among them. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Colombo: Verite Research | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Background Note;No. 02 | |
| dc.subject | Electricity consumption - Household usage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Eligibility for welfare benefits - Household electricity use | en_US |
| dc.title | Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
