Affordability of water and sanitation services 2015, para. 64
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- Uniform tariff approaches depend on a metered system, where households pay a fixed rate for each unit that they use. Such systems will generally be cheaper to administer than a differentiated system. However, they do not take account of households' size or ability to pay, or whether a household has particular needs that will require more water, such as dialysis or other health needs. They will almost invariably lead to better-off households having access to more water or paying lower bills than poorer residents. Where poorer households access larger quantities of water to meet their requirements, services may become unaffordable without additional safeguards.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 64
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