indicators of basic necessities say something about whether consumption or access to a basic necessity is sufficient with sufficient being some predetermined level such a measure would compare whether a minimum standard of material wellbeing is being met across regions and communities or across time however what constitutes sufficient may vary between regions local communities and cultures and between indigenous and nonindigenous households furthermore what is sufficient may be determined in part by the availability of other financial supports community services and infrastructure all of which vary considerably across and within regions