Household-level dataset for the Shelter Cluster Needs Assessment Baseline (December 2013) following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

This dataset was collected as a part of a follow-up monitoring exercise after an initial assessment of Shelter and WASH needs conducted in December 2013. The purpose of this monitoring assessment was to determine the extent of shelter and WASH assistance, namely what has been provided to beneficiaries and to assess whether there were people that had not received assistance. With a focus on measuring recovery trends, the assessment aims to understand whether households are building back better and to understand beneficiary satisfaction with assistance received and awareness of recovery practices. The assessment is also intended to inform identification and targeting of key vulnerable groups. The assessment was conducted by REACH as part of its partnership with the Global Shelter Cluster. In the Philippines, the shelter cluster is led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and supported by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as cluster leads. The WASH Cluster Rapid Assessment Team (RAT) provided the assessment with technical and logistical support both remotely and directly in the field in collaboration with the Shelter Cluster.

This assessment was conducted as a follow-up monitoring exercise to the initial shelter and WASH needs assessment conducted in December 2013 and the first shelter and WASH response monitoring assessment in March 2014. The purpose was to understand remaining needs of the affected population, the differing needs of vulnerable groups and outcomes of the shelter sector response. There was a strong focus on assessing the extent to which households were living in safe and adequate dwellings based on shelter recover guidelines developed by the cluster. This information is critical for the humanitarian community and more specifically, the shelter sector, to understand gaps in current assistance, progress in reference to the Strategic Response Plan (SRP) and the extent to which the affected population is ready to move into the recovery phase. The assessment was conducted by REACH as part of its partnership with the Global Shelter Cluster. In the Philippines, the shelter cluster is led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and supported by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in natural disasters and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in conflict as cluster co-leads.