Register a New Household Page and Its Principal Recipients Fields

This section details each of the fields that are available when Registering Households Online in the Register new household page. It details what you can enter for each field, and provides examples of the data you enter when registering a household.

1. Household name (Mandatory): Enter the household name here. This is usually the family name, but it can differ based on where you are in the world. The household name will be displayed anywhere where you need to identify the household.
2. Location (Mandatory): Enter the household location here. As you type the location in here, it will suggest matching locations that are registered for your CO.
3. Address: Enter the household address here. Due to the nature of the work, not all households will have a fixed address. In some cases you may just be providing the address of a camp.
4. Residence Status: Choose the household residence status from the drop-down list.

   Residence Status	Description
   IDP
   Returnee
   Refugee
   Resident

5. Partner : Choose the partner who is responsible for this household from the drop-down list. If the partner is not available, see Adding Partners to SCOPE.
6. Vulnerability Rating: Choose the Vulnerability Rating from the drop-down list.

   Vulnerability Rating	Description
   Unknown/not assessed
   Not vulnerable
   Vulnerable
   Very vulnerable
   Extremely vulnerable

7. Arrival Date: Enter the arrival date of the household to the current location.
8. Registration Source: Enter the registration source here. For example, it may be the individual or organization who performed the registration, or it may be the registration location.
9. Household Size (Mandatory): Enter the household size here. This total includes regular household members, the principal recipient, and any alternate recipients.
10. Number of alternate recipients: Enter the number of alternate recipients you want to register for this household. In the register alternate recipients step, it will let you register the number of alternate recipients you fill in here.
11. Last Name (Mandatory): Enter the principal recipient's last name. In many cases this is the same as the household name. However, if the principal recipient is not a part of the household their last name may be different from the household name.
12. First Name: Enter the principal recipient's first name.
13. Household Role: Choose the principal recipient's household role from the drop-down list. Choose a roles based on the recipient's relationship with the Head of Household. Principal Recipients will often be Head. In some cases they may be Not a Family member. Can only act as a recipient.
14. Location (Mandatory): Enter the principal recipient's location.
15. Photo: Take or upload a picture of the principal recipient. This will be included on any cards that require a picture. It can also be used for deduplication.
16. Phone Number: Enter the principal recipient's phone number, if available.
17. Fingerprints: Collect the principal recipient's fingerprints. These can be used for biometric authentication. At least one fingerprint is required if you want to do deduplication.
18. Account number: Enter the principal recipient's account number, if available.