A gap analysis measures the distance between the cost of households’ essential needs and their economic capacity to autonomously cover those costs. This can be used to determine the ration size or transfer value in a humanitarian response with General Food Assistance (GFA) and Unconditional Resource Transfers (URT) programmes.
Resources
Gap Analysis to Inform Transfer Values of CBT Operations
Conducting a gap analysis in cash-based transfer operations will help determine the transfer value needed.
Technical Guidance Note
Read the detailed guidance and a presentation explaining the required steps for the analysis
Scripts
A sample dataset is also available on GitHub for training and analysis.
Gap Analysis to Inform In-Kind Food Rations
The gap analysis in operations providing in-kind food rations will help agencies determine the appropriate ration size.
Technical Guidance Note
Read the detailed guidance explaining the required steps for the analysis
For more information, please contact the Assessments and Targeting Unit or the Economic & Markets Unit in HQ VAM at global.assessmentandtargeting@wfp.org.