Rental Support Cash Grant Programs: Operation Manual

The purpose of this Operational Manual is to describe Rental Support Cash Grant (RSCG) programs and to explain how these programs can provide shelter assistance for displaced populations after emergencies. The Operational Manual provides guidance on the design and implementation of RSCG programs and also advises on the specific circumstances in which RSCG programs can be an appropriate tool.
The Manual is intended to inform the replication of this methodology in other contexts, but is not intended to be rigidly prescriptive. The Manual was developed from a single context – Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake – and this limitation is openly acknowledged. It is hoped that the methodology described here will further evolve and improve through implementation elsewhere and that improvements will be recorded in subsequent iterations of the Manual.