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Change in income sources of the household

Change in income sources of the household

Code:
Result Level:
  • Outcome
  • Impact
Objectives:
  • Increase and diversification of incomes
Description:

Significant change in primary income sources e.g. casual labour and begging to sale of own production or petty trade, suggests reduced vulnerability and increased food access. - Includes various assistance modalities, through food for work, cash grants, safety nets; etc.

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio, and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
  • Increase (number)
Data source:

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government. Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion;

Sector/Subsector:
  • Economic Security
  • Income Generation Activities and Employment
  • Primary production
Source: ACF-1 OXFAM-1
Examples:

Measure Notes:

> Proportion of different types of Households income sources summing to 100% relative to baseline > Ranking of priority income sources relative to baseline - Commonly measuring changes in type and diversity of income sources, and proportion towards the overall income of the household. - Income sources breakdown most commonly used: sale of own production, sale of wild gathered items, handicraft or services, casual labor, skilled labor, salary, petty trade and commerce/business, loans, remittances, gifts and assistance. - Needs facilitation through proportional piling and ranking - Needs to consider potential changes in seasonal sources and socio-economic profiles, e.g. income from own production reducing in lean season; consider changes in remittances by season and by dynamic in economy where the remittances come from, e.g. economic crunch in Spain will reduce remittances to West Africa, etc.