As humanitarian actors continue to seek ways to better target assistance in the context of rising needs in Lebanon, there is an ongoing need for nuanced and innovative data analysis across the variety of datasets produced by humanitarian and other actors in Lebanon. In this report, LCAT identifies household-level economic indicators whose prevalence closely follows the distribution of economic vulnerability in Lebanon and compiles socio-economic profiles for each indicator. The report is centered on relating the prevalence of Daem applications, which identified potential beneficiaries for two social safety net programs, the unfunded Ration Card program and the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) program, and relevant indicators from the 2021 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment MSNA and the 2022 People in Need (PIN) calculation. This report’s general findings are:
Humanitarian actors should consider the socio-economic household profiles identified in this study when targeting populations and designing programs.
Existing assistance mechanisms for vulnerable Lebanese households are likely insufficient.
Inaccessibility is heavily correlated to needs, highlighting the importance of more effective and innovative ways of delivering assistance in inaccessible areas.
Significant barriers to accessing assistance suggest awareness campaigns should be prioritized.
