Ability and willingness to pay for water supply service in the Gaza Strip

The results of the study revealed that the willingness to pay (WTP) for improved water supply service, that matches the WHO standard, was about 3.0 NIS/m3. This price also was affordable by all income groups. This study concentrated on socioeconomic factors that have not been given sufficient attention by previous studies. In other words, this paper has investigated the affordability and WTP for improved water supply service in the Gaza Strip. It was recommended in this study to build the water tariff structure, for the improved service that matches the WHO standards, on the average price 3 NIS/m3. The use of cross subsidy technique also was recommended to help the poor households that cannot afford the average price.