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Poverty measurement
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19/11/2019
Implementing the consensual approach
The implementation of the consensual method of multi-dimensional poverty measurement is simple and straight forward. It uses a representative sample survey; this can be attached as a module to existing national surveys, if desired. The survey has two main aims. First, to identify a range of socially-perceived necessities - items, activities and services that no-one should have to do without. And second to identify those who have an 'enforced lack' of the item or activity - that is they go without these items because they cannot afford them or do not have access to them. Only those who have an enforced lack of a socially perceived necessity are seen as deprived. The survey therefore has three key questions:
Is an item a necessity? Do you have it? If not, why not? Identifying socially perceived necessitiesThese items and activities cover (as appropriate for the society in which the survey is being conducted):
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15/11/2019
European Union 2018 child deprivation index
National proportions of deprived children vary hugely across EU countries, from 5 to 10% in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg and Slovenia to around 70% in Bulgaria and Romania. Read more about the new European Union child deprivation index - adopted in 2018.
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15/11/2019
European Union 2017 deprivation index
The EU has revised its material deprivation index from the existing 9-item to a new 13-item index following analysis of data from around 50 material deprivation items, derived from the UK Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey indicators and collected in EU-SILC 2009. Read more about the analyses behind this new index.
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05/11/2019
South Korea
A new study using a combined income and material deprivation poverty line found that around 10% of the child population in South Korea are in poverty. This is twice the rate of the official Korean child poverty rate which is based only on household income and suggests that conventional income only measures insufficiently identify poor children.
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01/11/2019
Brazil
Researchers from the University of Campinas, the University of Sao Paulo, the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Direito do Sul de Minas, the Pontifical Catholic University and the University of Londrina are collaborating with Cardiff University on measuring multi-dimensional poverty using the consensual approach.
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01/11/2019
Solomon Islands
In 2016, the Solomon Islands included a module on multi-dimensional deprivation in their national survey aimed at finding the necessities of life for all people of the Solomon Islands. The survey found that there is widespread consensus in the population about the importance of these items to the lives of people in the Solomon Islands today.
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30/10/2019
Benin
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29/10/2019
Uganda
The government of Uganda has successfully introduced measures of multidimensional poverty based on socially-perceived necessities into its national household survey. The research finds high levels of deprivation and will help target resources to where needed.
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28/10/2019
Tonga
Tonga has pioneered a multidimensional poverty measure to meet its SDG goals, which builds on the Consensual Approach. It combines low income with measures of deprivation - based on socially perceived essentials - to identify the poor. One in four adults and on in three children are in poor.
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28/07/2019
Poverty Research Methods Course
Poverty Research Methods Course
Date: 15th - 19th July 2019
Venue: University of Bristol
Course Materials
Introduction
The purpose of this intensive course is to provide a thorough technical and practical introduction to poverty research methods, with a particular emphasis on multidimensional poverty. Upon completing the course, participants will have the knowledge and skills required to undertake poverty relevant research using cutting edge methodologies – both quantitative and qualitative.
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