Is the Utilization of Pre-Disaster Cash Transfer for Staple Food Truly Serving Anticipatory Action?

This document evaluates whether pre-disaster cash transfers (CTP), specifically for staple food in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, are genuinely used for preparedness or merely to meet immediate needs. By analyzing household spending patterns and perceptions, it highlights the challenges of aligning CTP utilization for staple food with anticipatory objectives, and emphasizes the need for improved awareness and targeting to support disaster preparedness.