This report seeks to inform future programmatic in shelter interventions out-of-camps, and fill the gap in knowledge, IOM initiated this needs assessment, related to shelter and rental arrangements in out-of-camp situations (Section 2. Objectives of the Assessment). The assessment was conducted in out-of-camp situations in 9 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno State, selected based on accessibility amongst other factors, as described in Section 3. Geographic Coverage of the Assessment.