PPI – Poverty Score Card

South Africa’s Poverty Scorecard 1. Main source of energy/fuel for household? Own a motor vehicle? Main source of income? Type of Toilet Facility? VCR/DVD? Microwave? Washing Machine? Material of Walls? Landline Telephone? Main Source of Water 013

SCORE % POOR <$2 a day (R14) % VERY POOR <$1 a day (R7) # of CLIENTS (POVERTY) %71.4% %56.7% %56.4% %47.4% %36.3% %23.2% %13.0% %10.5% %8.1% (WEALTH)6.3%3.7%0 Grand Total 554

General Findings of PPI 554 Clients surveyed –Branches fairly represented 83.7% of the Group = Poor –Live on <$2 a day 56.8% of Group = Very Poor –Live on <$1 a day Average Score (out of possible 100)

Are SEF’s Clients "Poor"? Are they "Very Poor"? South Africa’s <$2 a day: 28% of pop. Limpopo’s Population living on <$2 a day: 43% (2001, Leibbrant) SEF’s <$2 a day group: 83% Very Poor is harder to derive with as much accuracy as Poor: –71.4 for PPI Scores 0-9 –Average Score = (out of 100 possible)