The Simple Poverty Scorecard®-brand poverty-assessment tool uses 12 low-cost indicators
from South Africa’s 2014/15 National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS) to estimate the
likelihood that an African or Coloured household has consumption below a given poverty
line. Field workers can collect responses in about 10 minutes. Accuracy is reported for a
range of poverty lines. The scorecard is a practical way for pro-poor programs in South
Africa to estimate poverty rates, to track changes in poverty rates over time, and to
segment clients for differentiated treatment.