Addressing the Needs of Highly Vulnerable Households in Luzon during the Covid-19 Lockdown

Geoffrey Ducanes, Sarah Lynne Daway-Ducanes and Edita Tan
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Edita Tan: School of Economics, University of the Philippines

No 202001, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Working Paper Series from Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University

Abstract: In this brief article, we attempt to quantify the number of highly vulnerable (to hunger and poverty) households in Luzon, resulting from the Covid-19 lockdown, and to estimate the amount of money that will be needed to address their vulnerability. Highly vulnerable households are defined as those unlikely to receive income during the lockdown period and which likely have little or no savings to tide them over. Using nationally-representative household data, we estimate the number of highly vulnerable households in Luzon at 2.4 million and the amount needed to support their food and non-food needs at Php17.7 billion per month, with the amount per month likely to rise if the lockdown is extended. We also propose a way for the government to operationalize the process of identifying and helping highly vulnerable households.

Keywords: social protection; vulnerable households; poverty; targeting; Covid-19; lockdown (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H53 I32 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6 pages
Date: 2020-03
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