Poverty Probability Index (PPI®)

The Poverty Probability Index (PPI®) is a statistically sound, yet simple-to-implement poverty measurement tool for organizations and businesses with a mission to serve the poor.

Name of Parent Organization

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Name of Resource

Owner, Founder, or Sponsor

www.povertyindex.org/ppi-alliance

Year Founded

2006

Typical Use Case

The PPI® comprises 10 questions or indicators about a household’s characteristics and asset ownership. Answers are scored to compute the likelihood that the household is living below the poverty line. With the PPI®, organizations can identify the clients, customers, or employees who are most likely to be poor, integrating objective poverty data into their assessments and strategic decision-making.

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