1. The Multi-Purpose Grant UNDP – OCHA Joint proposal of the transfer value
Yadira Diaz
07-Feb-2017

2. The MPG
Objective:
Contribute towards the meeting of the basic needs of the most deprived and vulnerable, crisis-affected population in the Sud and Grand’Anse departments.

3. The transfer value
Methodology to set the transfer value per household:
It will be based on information available in the country with regards to the Minimum expenditure basket.
It will take into account departmental differences when possible.
The selection of the transfer value is proposed in accordance to the alternatives available in the country to update this value taking into account the fluctuations of the prices.

4. Minimum Expenditure Basket
The transfer value
The Minimum Expenditure Basket:
Minimum Expenditure Basket
Food basket
Non-food items

5. The transfer value The Minimum Expenditure Basket: We have available:
A minimum expenditure basket analysis done by the world Bank and the UOPES, using the 2012 ECVMAS. This analysis comprises a food basket and a total minimum expenditure basket at the national level.
The ECVMAS 2012, which comprises information representative by department on household’s income and consumption.
The CNSA food basket, which is available at the national level and that is updated monthly by the fluctuations of the prices.

6. The transfer value The Minimum Expenditure Basket: We have available:
A minimum expenditure basket analysis done by the world Bank and the UOPES, using the 2012 ECVMAS. This analysis comprises a food basket and a total minimum expenditure basket at the national level.
The ECVMAS 2012, which comprises information representative by department on household’s income and consumption.
The CNSA food basket, which is available at the national level and that is updated monthly by the fluctuations of the prices.

7. The transfer value The CNSA food basket 1,160 HGD per person per month
The Minimum Expenditure Basket:
The CNSA food basket
1,160
HGD
per person
per month
It represents 1979 kilocalories consumed per person per day
Consists of 6 products:
Rice,
Wheat flour,
Maize,
Beans,
Sugar and
Vegetable oil.

8. The transfer value The Engel Coefficient by department
Source: ECVMAS, 2012

9. The transfer value We focus on:
The population of households in the departments of Grand’Anse and Sud
And that comprise the 20 to 60 percentile of consumption distribution of population of households
Source: ECVMAS, 2012

10. The transfer value
We focus on:
The population of households in the departments of Grand’Anse and Sud
And that comprise the 20 to 60 percentile of consumption distribution of population of households
The Engel coefficient for the consumption percentile households in Grand Anse and the Sud department
67.8%
Source: ECVMAS, 2012

11. The transfer value (+) The CNSA food basket 1,160 (+) Non-food items
552
Total Minimum Expenditure Basket (HGD)
1,712
(-) Percentage of consumption in rent
4.6%
(-) Percentage of household income from transfers
18.2%
Total proposed per capita value (HGD)
1,322

12. Households of different size and composition have different needs
The transfer value
Households of different size and composition have different needs

13. The transfer value
Distribution of households by composition in the Sud and Grand’Anse department

14. per month per household Household Composition
The transfer value
Households of different size and composition have different needs
Proposed grant value
per month per household
Household Composition
HGD
USD
1-3 persons
2,643 40
4-6 persons
6,608
100
7+ persons
10,573
160

15. Proposed guidelines to keep up to date the transfer value
Monitor monthly variation in prices in the food basket using the CNSA study.
As CNSA tracks only the food basket prices, assume the prices of the non-food items vary at the same rate as the food items.
Keep the MPG transfer value fix and update the value every six months according to the cumulative variation in the food basket prices for the past six months.
However, if the food basket price increases more than 5%, update the value of the grant as per the observed variation.

16. The Multi-Purpose Grant UNDP – OCHA Joint proposal of the transfer value
Yadira Diaz
07-Feb-2017