Post Distribution Monitoring: Multi Purpose Cash Assistance Mid-Year 2022 - Jordan

Abstract
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This dataset contains the results from the 2022 mid-year Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise carried out in June 2022, of the UNHCR multi-purpose cash assistance in Jordan.
Jordan hosts 761,580 refugees, making it the fourth host country of refugees per capita in the world. To ensure that the basic needs of the most vulnerable are met, UNHCR provides cash assistance to recipients selected based on vulnerability criteria.
As of June 2022, cash assistance continues to have a positive effect on respondents’ psychological and financial wellbeing. In comparison to August 2021, more respondents reported that their wellbeing was improved significantly because of the programme. Just as in previous years, most respondents spent the cash assistance on basic needs, mainly rent (80%) and food (45%). While expenditure on rent has slightly increased since October 2021, fewer respondents spent the cash assistance on food, continuing a tendency of the past few years.
The percentage of respondents’ households holding debt reached 91%, the highest figure since late 2018. Meanwhile, food insecurity increased for non-Syrian and, even more substantially, for Syrian refugees, nearly closing the gap between the two groups. As most respondents could meet only half or less than half of their basic needs, many adopted coping strategies such as reducing expenditure for basic needs, buying food on credit or taking out loans. This year, 1 in 5 respondents also reported engaging in activities for money that may put their household at risk of harm, marking a 19-percentage point increase from the summer of 2021.
Feedback on UNHCR communications and treatment remains largely positive. Most recipients surveyed received the cash assistance on time and in the expected amount, and most felt that they were treated with respect. Furthermore, there was an increase by 26 percentage points from August 2021 in the share of recipients who are aware of how they can report complaints and feedback to UNHCR. However, there were substantial variations in satisfaction levels among those who contacted UNHCR in the past year, with Syrians being the most likely and Yemeni the least likely to be satisfied with the support provided.

Analysis unit
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Household

Universe
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Households participating in the cash assistance programme.

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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In June 2022, Mindset, a research firm based in Jordan, conducted 600 phone interviews with refugees whose households are receiving UNHCR basic needs cash assistance. The sample was randomly drawn from the UNHCR basic needs cash assistance recipients’ list. The respondents interviewed were briefed on the purpose of the survey before agreeing to participate and asked questions related to receiving and spending the cash assistance, associated risks and issues, prices and markets as well as outcomes of the programme using an updated version of the PDM household survey tool. The data collected is not representative of the general refugee population in Jordan as it represents only recipients participating in the cash assistance programme.

Mode of data collection
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Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati],Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument
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The questionnaire contained the following sections: Demographics, Receiving and spending the cash assistance (basic facts), Risks and problems, Markets and prices, Expenditure, Outcomes, Longer-Term Outcomes, Accountability to Affected Persons.

摘要
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本数据集收录了联合国难民署在2022年6月进行的2022年中期分发后监测（PDM）活动的结果，该活动涉及约旦的联合国难民署多用途现金援助。约旦接待了761,580名难民，按人均计算，位居世界第四大难民接收国。为确保最脆弱群体的基本需求得到满足，联合国难民署根据脆弱性标准向选定的受助者提供现金援助。

截至2022年6月，现金援助对受访者的心理和财务福祉产生了积极影响。与2021年8月相比，更多受访者表示，由于该项目的实施，他们的福祉得到了显著改善。正如往年一样，大多数受访者将现金援助用于基本需求，主要是房租（80%）和食物（45%）。尽管自2021年10月以来，在房租上的支出略有增加，但将现金援助用于食物的受访者人数减少，这延续了过去几年的趋势。

受访者家庭负债比例达到91%，为2018年末以来的最高水平。同时，非叙利亚难民和叙利亚难民的食物不安全状况加剧，两组之间的差距几乎缩小。由于大多数受访者只能满足其基本需求的一半或更少，许多人采取了应对策略，例如减少基本需求支出、赊购食物或贷款。今年，五分之一的受访者还报告说，他们参与了可能使家庭面临伤害风险的活动，这比2021年夏季增加了19个百分点。

对联合国难民署沟通和待遇的反馈总体上保持积极。大多数接受调查的受助者按时且按预期金额收到了现金援助，大多数人感到受到了尊重。此外，从2021年8月到今年，意识到如何向联合国难民署报告投诉和反馈的受助者比例增加了26个百分点。然而，在过去一年中联系联合国难民署的人中，满意度水平存在较大差异，叙利亚难民最有可能对提供的支持表示满意，而也门难民最不可能满意。

分析单元
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家庭

总体
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参与现金援助项目的家庭。

数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]

抽样程序
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2022年6月，位于约旦的研究公司Mindset对600名正在接受联合国难民署基本需求现金援助的难民家庭进行了电话访谈。样本是从联合国难民署基本需求现金援助受助者名单中随机抽取的。在受访者同意参与之前，他们被简要介绍了调查的目的，并使用更新的PDM家庭调查工具就接收和支出现金援助、相关风险和问题、价格和市场以及项目成果等问题进行了提问。收集到的数据不代表约旦难民总体的普遍情况，因为它只代表了参与现金援助项目的受助者。

数据收集方式
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计算机辅助电话访谈 [cati]，计算机辅助个人访谈 [capi]

研究工具
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问卷包含以下部分：人口统计、接收和支出现金援助（基本事实）、风险和问题、市场和价格、支出、成果、长期成果、对受影响人员的问责制。