Lebanon Post-Distribution Monitoring Report: Cash-Based Interventions in Lebanon (Jan-Mar 2016)

Publication language
English
Pages
10pp
Date published
31 May 2016
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Cash-based transfers (CBT), Development & humanitarian aid, Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities
Countries
Lebanon
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)
  • The no show rate for card distribution increased significantly in the reporting period, reaching 28%, compared to 10% in the previous quarter.
  • Withdrawal transactions and feedback continues to show that cash recipients withdraw their allowance soon after the transfer is completed.
  • Refugees face few challenges in getting the cash through ATMs.
  • Cash assistance predominantly goes to pay for food and rent.
  • Cash assistance is not sufficient to meet all needs. Fifty-nine percent of cash recipients have to take on additional debt in order to cope, and 20% reduce the amount of food consumed. However, a majority of respondents report that cash assistance helps them a great deal to meet their basic needs.
  • Complaint and response mechanisms have not captured significant protection concerns related to the delivery of cash, although there are isolated cases of fraud and exploitation.