Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions - 2024

Bulgaria, 2024

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Data file: Households

This file contains the household data dictionary.

Cases:	506
Variables:	323

Variables

Date

A1. Date

Country

A3. Country

Province_district

A3. Province/District

Type_of_accommodation

Type of accommodation

available

Is the registered person available

If_not_why_person_not_at_home__present_at_interview

Person not at home /present at interview location

If_not_why_phone_call_not_answered

Phone call not answered

If_not_why_phone_number_not_in_use_or_out_of_reach

Phone number not in use or out of reach

Sex

B4. What is your sex?

Age

B5. What is your age?

Difficulties

B9. Does anyone in the household have a lot of difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing or remembering due to a health problem?

Cash_amount_received

C1. How much cash (in BGN) did your household receive from UNHCR at the last distribution?

Cash_amount_expected

C2. Was the amount of money you received the same as the amount specified in the SMS you received from UNHCR?

Cash_purpose

C3. For what purpose did you receive cash assistance from UNHCR?

Cash_purpose_Multipurpose

Multipurpose cash for basic needs, including among other food, water, utilities, clothes, rent/shelter, transport, communication etc.

Cash_purpose_Livelihoods_business_start_up

Livelihoods - business start up

Cash_purpose_Livelihoods_training

Livelihoods - Training

Cash_purpose_Education

Education

Cash_purpose_Shelter

Shelter

Cash_purpose_WASH

WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)

Cash_purpose_Protection

Protection

Cash_purpose_Food

Food

Did_you_receive_ou_were_expecting_it_

C4. Did you receive the cash from UNHCR when you were expecting it?

Cash_waiting_time_

C5. How long did you have to wait at Western Union to receive your cash?

Help_needed_accessing_cash

C6. Did the person registered to receive the cash need help to get access to the cash?

Help_needed_reason

C6a. If yes, why did they need help?

Help_needed_reason_Did_not_know_how

Did not know how to withdraw the payment

Help_needed_reason_Limited_mobility

Limited mobility

Help_needed_reason_No_time_to_get_the_cash

No time to get the cash

Help_needed_reason_Place_of_withdrawal_not_accessible

Place of withdrawal of cash not accessible

Help_needed_reason_No_money_for_transport

No money to pay transport to withdraw the cash

Help_needed_reason_Cannot_understand_instructions

Cannot understand instructions to access the money

Help_needed_reason_other_

Specify:

Who_gave_help_

C6b. If yes, who gave help?

Who_gave_help_Family_member

Family Member

Who_gave_help_Acquaintance_etc.)

Acquaintance (friend, neighbour etc.)

Who_gave_help_Distant

Distant relative

Who_gave_help_Stranger

Stranger (e.g. person passing by on the street)

Who_gave_help_UNHCR

UNHCR or partner staff

Who_gave_help_Bank_trader

Western Union agent

Help_needed_to_pay_

C6c. If yes, did they need to pay any money for this help?

Help_needed_spending_cash_

C7a. If yes, why did they need help?

Help_needed_spending_reason_

Did not know how to withdraw the payment

Help_needed_spending_reason_Limited_mobility

Limited mobility

Help_needed_spending_reason_No_time

No time to get the cash

Help_needed_spending_reason_Place_of_spending_not_accessible

Place of withdrawal of cash not accessible

Help_needed_spending_reason_No_money_for_transport

No money to pay transport to withdraw the cash

Help_needed_spending_reason_Other

Cannot understand instructions to access the money

Spending_who_gave_help_

C7b. If yes, who gave help?

Spending_who_gave_help_Family_member

Family Member

Spending_who_gave_help_Acquaintance_etc.)

Acquaintance (friend, neighbour etc.)

Spending_who_gave_help_Distant

Distant

Spending_who_gave_help_Stranger

Stranger

Spending_who_gave_help_UNHCR

UNHCR

Spending_who_gave_help_Bank_trader

Bank or equivalent

Spending_help_needed_to_pay_

C7c. If yes, did they need to pay any money for this help?

Where_spent_cash_details_

C9. Where did you go to spend the cash?

Where_spent_cash_details_Permanent_marketplace

Permanent marketplace

Where_spent_cash_details_Weekly_market

Weekly or bi-weekly market

Where_spent_cash_details_Small

Small shops

Where_spent_cash_details_Supermarket

Supermarket

Where_spent_cash_details_Online

Online

Spend_cash_time_to_reach_

C10. How long did it take you to reach the place you spent the cash?

How_much_did_it_e_you_spent_the_cash_

C11. How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash?

Possession_payment_mechanism_

C12. Who is in possession of your payment mechanism (phone number used to receive the MTCN code) at present?

Spend_cash_decision_

C13. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?

Spend_cash_disagreement_

C14. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance within the household?

Cash_impacted_relations_

C15. Overall, how has the cash assistance impacted relations within your household?

Cash_assistance_satisfaction

D1. In general, to what extent were you satisfied with the process of receiving your cash assistance?

Cash_assistance_satisfaction_details

D1a. If somewhat satisfied or unsatisfied, can you explain why?

Feeling_unsafe

D2. Did you feel unsafe or at risk of harm receiving, keeping or spending the cash assistance?

Going_to_recieve_money

D2a1. If yes, did you feel unsafe or at risk of harm going to receive/withdraw the money?

Going_to_recieve_money_details_Going_to_the_site

Going to the FSP (i.e. Western Union)

Going_to_recieve_money_details_At_the_side

At the FSP (i.e. Western Union)

Going_to_recieve_money_details_Returning_from_the_site

Returning from the FSP (i.e. Western Union)

Going_to_recieve_money_details_Other

Elsewhere, specify

Going_to_recieve_money_details_elswhere

Elswhere, please specify

Going_to_recieve_money_reason

D2a3. If yes, to any of the above, why did you not feel safe?

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Physical_violence_harassment_or_threats

Physical violence, harassment, or threats

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Sexual_violence

Sexual violence

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Assault_or_robbery

Assault or robbery

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Riots

Riots/ clashes among recipients at the FSP (i.e. Western Union)

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Abductions

Abductions

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Obstruction_of_assistance

Obstruction or restriction of access to assistance

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Attack

Attack by conflicting parties

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Attempts_sexual_abuse_or_explotation

Attempts/ acts of sexual abuse and exploitation including sale of sex

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_Verbal_harassment

Verbal harassment/ inappropriate treatment

Keeping_the_money_home

D2b1. If yes, did you feel unsafe or at risk of harm keeping the money at home?

Keeping_the_money_home_details

D2b2. If yes, why did you feel unsafe:

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Physical_violence_harassment_or_threats

Physical violence, harassment, or threats

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Sexual_violence

Sexual violence

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Assault_or_robbery

Assault or robbery

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Abductions

Abductions

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Obstruction_of_assistance

Obstruction or restriction of access to assistance

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Attack

Attack by conflicting parties

Keeping_the_money_home_details_Attempts_sexual_abuse_or_explotation

Attempts/ acts of sexual abuse and exploitation including sale of sex

Going_to_spend_money

D2c1. Going to spend the money

Going_to_spend_money_details

D2c2. If yes, why did you feel unsafe:

Going_to_spend_money_details_Physical_violence_harassment_or_threats

Physical violence, harassment, or threats

Going_to_spend_money_details_Sexual_violence

Sexual violence

Going_to_spend_money_details_Assault_or_robbery

Assault or robbery

Going_to_spend_money_details_Abductions

Abductions

Going_to_spend_money_details_Obstruction_of_assistance

Obstruction or restriction of access to assistance

Going_to_spend_money_details_Attack

Attack by conflicting parties

Going_to_spend_money_details_Attempts_sexual_abuse_or_explotation

Attempts/ acts of sexual abuse and exploitation including sale of sex

Going_to_spend_money_details_Verbal_harassment

Verbal harassment/ inappropriate treatment

Any_other_risk

D2d1. Did anything else make you, your family or other recipients feel unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash assistance?

Any_other_risk_specify

D2d2. If yes, specify

Experienced_technical_problems

D3. Did you experience any technical (or other) problems receiving, withdrawing, keeping, or spending the cash from UNHCR?

Experienced_technical_problems_note

If yes, what type of problems did you face?

Registered_person_unavailable

D3a. The registered person was not available to withdraw or access the money?

Problems_with_access_code

D3b. Problems with access code (PIN code, identity documents, etc.)?

Poor_service_receiving

D3c. Poor service when getting or withdrawing the money?

Poor_service_receiving_details

D3c1. If yes, what type of poor service did you experience?

Poor_service_spending

D3d2. Poor service when spending the money?

Needed_to_pay_withdraw

D3e1. Needed to pay additional money in order to get or withdraw the cash?

Needed_to_pay_withdraw_who

D3e2. If yes, who did you need to give money to?

Needed_to_pay_withdraw_who_sex

D3e3. If yes, was the person a … ?

Needed_to_pay_spend

D3f1. Needed to pay additional money in order to spend cash?

Needed_to_pay_spend_who

D3f2. If yes, who did you need to give money to?

Needed_to_pay_spend_who_sex

D3f3. If yes, was the person a … ?

Needed_to_share

D4. In general, did you have to give or share the amount received with any other person?

Needed_to_share_who

D4a. If yes, whom did you give part of the amount received?

If_yes_how_muc_did_you_give_share

D4b. If yes, how much did you give/ share?

Needed_to_share_willing

D4c. If yes, did you give the amount you received willingly, out of mutual agreement or out of intimidation or force?

Needed_to_share_willing_Willingly

Willingly

Needed_to_share_willing_Mutual_agreement

Out of mutual agreement

Needed_to_share_willing_Forced

Forced/ coerced/ intimidated

Needed_to_do_additional_things

D5. Did you have to or were you asked to do or give anything you did not want to (other than money), in order to receive, withdraw or spend your cash?

Needed_to_do_additional_things_what

D5a. If yes, what were you asked or made to do?

Needed_to_do_additional_things_who

D5b. If yes, who asked you to do this?

Any_other_problem

D6. Did you experience any other problems receiving, withdrawing or spending the cash from UNHCR?

Any_other_problem_details

D6a. If yes, what problems did you face?

Any_other_problem_solution

D6b. Did you find a solution to your problem?

Any_other_problem_solution_details

D6c. If no, what problems remain?

Able_to_find_items

E1. Were you able to find the items and services you needed in the markets and the shops?

Able_to_find_items_details

E1a. If mostly or no, what items/services were not available?

Able_to_find_quality

E2. Were you able to find the right quality of items / services in the market place?

Able_to_find_quality_details

E2a. If mostly or no: What items / services were not available in sufficient quality?

Increase_in_prices

E3. Has there been any increase in the price of any items / services in the last 4 weeks?

Increase_in_prices_details

E3a. If yes, what items / services have increased in price?

Cash_spent_already

F1. Of the cash you have received from UNHCR, how much have you spent already?

Cash_spent_on

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?

Cash_spent_on_Food

Food

Cash_spent_on_Water

Water

Cash_spent_on_Hygiene_items

Hygiene items

Cash_spent_on_Health_costs

Health costs (including medicines and assistive devices such as crutches, wheelchairs)

Cash_spent_on_Rent

Rent

Cash_spent_on_Shelter_repair

Shelter repair (e.g. rehabilitation, extension, materials)

Cash_spent_on_Household_items

Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)

Cash_spent_on_Firewood

Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating

Cash_spent_on_Clothes_shoes

Clothes / shoes

Cash_spent_on_Utilities_and_bills

Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, phone calling credit)

Cash_spent_on_Livelihood_activity

Assets or training for a livelihood activity (e.g. seeds, tools, farming, fishing, petty trade etc.)

Cash_spent_on_Education

Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)

Cash_spent_on_Entertainment

Entertainment (including alcohol, cigarettes)

Cash_spent_on_Transport

Transport

Cash_spent_on_Debts_repayment

Debt repayment

Cash_spent_on_Gave_to_family

Gave or sent some to other family members / relatives / friends

Cash_spent_on_Legal_assistance_documents

Legal assistance / documents

Cash_spent_on_note

F3. Of these items/services which did you spend the most money on, ranked in order of importance?

Spent_1st

1st choice

Spent_2nd

2nd choice

Spent_3rd

3rd choice

Spent_4th

4th choice

Spent_5th

5th choice

Cash_assistance_acquire

F4. What could you do or acquire thanks to cash assistance, that you would not have been able to do without the assistance (i.e., expenditures that you would not have been able to make without the assistance )?

Cash_assistance_acquire_More_food

Managed to acquire more food

Cash_assistance_acquire_Varied_food

Managed to eat more varied and more nutritious food

Cash_assistance_acquire_More_food_for_children

Managed to provide children with more food than before

Cash_assistance_acquire_Better_healthcare

Managed to meet healthcare needs / access better medical care

Cash_assistance_acquire_Address_unforseent_health_expenses

Managed to address unforeseen health expenses

Cash_assistance_acquire_Pay_rent

Managed to pay rent

Cash_assistance_acquire_Repay_debts

Managed to repay debts

Cash_assistance_acquire_Primary_education_expenses

Managed to send children to school and/or pay expenses related to primary education

Cash_assistance_acquire_Sencondary_tertiary_vocational_expenses

Managed to help a household member access secondary / tertiary education / vocational training

Cash_assistance_acquire_Improve_school_attendance

Managed to improve school / training attendance

Cash_assistance_acquire_Invest_in_productive_assets

Managed to invest in productive assets for income generation / livelihoods

Cash_assistance_acquire_Help_relatives

Managed to help relatives / family

Cash_assistance_acquire_Menstrual_hygiene

Managed to buy menstrual hygiene management items

Cash_assistance_acquire_Fees_for_documentation

Managed to pay fees for documentation / legal assistance

Cash_assistance_acquire_No_significant_impact

Nothing, the assistance had no significant impact on the household

Save_money

F5. Did you save any of the money?

Save_money_where

F5a. If yes, where do you save the money?

Save_money_where_Liquid_cash

Liquid cash at home

Save_money_where_Saving_group

Saving group

Save_money_where_Bank

Bank or equivalent

Save_money_where_E_wallet

E-wallet

Improved_living_conditions

G1a. Improved your living conditions?

Reduced_stress

G1b. Reduced feelings of stress?

Reduced_risky_activities

G1c. Reduced the need to resort to risky or harmful activities that you normally engage in or consider engaging in, such as child labour, engagement in hazardous labour, begging, sale and exchange of sex, child marriage, and exposure to risky movements?

Meet_basic_needs

G2. Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of your household?

Coping_strategies_note

G3. In the past 4 weeks has your household needed to:

Stop_child_school

G3a. Stop a child from attending school (for economical reason)?

Sell_livelihood

G3b. Sell livelihood/productive assets in order to buy food or basic goods?

Ask_for_money

G3c. Ask for money from strangers (begging)?

Move_to_poorer_shelter

G3d. Move to a poorer quality shelter?

Send_under_16_to_work

G3e. Send / continue to send household members under the age of 16 to work?

Send_for_work_far

G3f. Send a member of the household to work far away?

Risky_activities

G3g. Engage in activities for money or items that you feel puts you or other members of your household at risk of harm?

Skip_paying_rent

G3h. Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs?

Take_out_loans

G3i. Take out new loans or borrowed money?

Reduce_expenditure

G3j. Reduce expenditure on hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in order to meet household food needs?

Spend_essential_savings

G3k. Spent savings allocated for essential activities to meet food and other immediate basic needs such as housing, heating etc.

Enough_food_7_days

G4. Did your family experience problems in having enough food in the last 7 days?

Enough_food_7_days_note

If yes, in the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to:

Less_expensive_food

G4a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?

Borrow_food

G4b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?

Limit_portions

G4c. Limit portion size at mealtimes?

Restrict_consuption_by_adults

G4d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?

Reduce_the_number_of_meals

G4e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?

Longer_term_outcomes_note

H1. As a result of the cash assistance, do you, or another member of your household:

Have_bank_account

H1a. Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account?

Have_items_to_earn_living

H1b. Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living?

Have_items_to_earn_living_001

H1c. Have access to loans, micro-credit?

Have_items_to_earn_living_001_001

H1d. Have been registered on Bulgarian social safety net programs?

Receive_information

I1. How did you receive information about UNHCR cash assistance?

Receive_information_Mass_meeting

Mass / community meetings

Receive_information_Relatives_friends

Via relatives, neighbours, friends

Receive_information_Local_leders

Via community leaders/representatives

Receive_information_UNHCR_staff

UNHCR staff

Receive_information_NGO_staff

NGOs staff or outreach volunteers

Receive_information_Help_desk

When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers

Receive_information_SMS

Text (SMS) message

Receive_information_Social_media

Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp)

Receive_information_UNHCR_help_pages

UNHCR Help pages

Receive_information_Leaflets

Leaflets or other written material

Recive_information_adequate

I2. Did you feel you received adequate information about the cash assistance provided by UNHCR ?

Additional_information_need

I3. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?

Additional_information_need_type

I3a. If yes, what additional information would you require?

Additional_information_need_type_Eligibility

Eligibility for cash assistance

Additional_information_need_type_Help_support

Help/ support to withdraw and use of cash assistance

Additional_information_need_type_Giving_complaints

How to give complaints and feedback to agencies

Additional_information_need_type_Upcoming_assistance

What assistance is coming next

Additional_information_need_type_Missed_distribution_follow_up

I missed the distribution of cash, how can I get my money?

Additional_information_need_type_Inofrmation_on_UNHCR_services

Information on other UNHCR services

Preferred_way_information

I4. What would be your preferred way of receiving information about cash assistance?

Preferred_way_information_Mass_meetings

Mass / community meetings

Preferred_way_information_Relatives_friends

Via relatives, neighbours, friends

Preferred_way_information_Local_leders

Via community leaders/representatives

Preferred_way_information_UNHCR_staff

UNHCR staff

Preferred_way_information_NGO_staff

NGOs staff or outreach volunteers

Preferred_way_information_Help_desk

When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers

Preferred_way_information_SMS

Text (SMS) message

Preferred_way_information_Social_media

Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp)

Preferred_way_information_UNHCR_help_pages

UNHCR Help pages

Preferred_way_information_Leaflets

Leaflets or other written material

Recive_information_complaints

I5. Did you receive information about how to report complaints and feedback on cash assistance you received from UNHCR?

Feel_safe_reporting

I6. Would you feel safe reporting feedback or a complaint to UNHCR?

Information_to_give

I7. Did you have any complaints or feedback to give regarding the cash assistance you received from UNHCR?

Information_to_give_reported

I7a. If yes, did you report the complaints or feedback?

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the

I7b. If yes, how did you report the complaints or feedback?

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_via_local_leaders__community_r

Via community leaders/ representatives

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_ngo_staff_or_outreach_voluntee

Via community mobilisers/ outreach volunteers (non-UNHCR/NGO staff)

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_unhcr_staff

UNHCR staff

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_ngo_staff

Hotline (phone, WhatsApp, Viber, etc.)

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_hotline__phone__whatsapp__call

When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_when_visiting_help_desk__blue

Through the link to the form received in the eligibility SMS message

If_yes_how_did_you_report_the_complaints_desk

UNHCR Help page form

Information_to_give_timely_response

17c. If yes, did you feel you received a timely response to your complaint or feedback?

Information_to_give_reasons_not_reporting

17d. If you did not report your complaint or feedback, please explain why

Information_prefered_method

I8. What would be your preferred way to report complaints and feedback?

Information_prefered_method_Via_local_leaders

Via community leaders/ representatives

Information_prefered_method_Via_community_UNHCR

Community UNHCR

Information_prefered_method_UNHCR_staff

UNHCR staff

Information_prefered_method_NGO_staff

NGO staff

Information_prefered_method_Hotline

Hotline (phone, WhatsApp, Viber, etc.)

Information_prefered_method_Complaints_box

Through the link to the form received in the eligibility SMS message

Information_prefered_method_Do_not_know

Do not know

Information_prefered_method_when_visiting_help_desk__blue

When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers

Information_prefered_method_unhcr_help_page_form

UNHCR Help page form

Assistance_prefered_modality

I9. In future, if you would have to choose between receiving the assistance in the form of cash or in the form of in-kind (food or non-food items), what would you choose?

In_kind_combination

I9a. If in-kind or combination, why would you prefer in-kind or combination?

In_kind_combination_Accessing_difficult

Accessing the cash is difficult (due to mobility, network coverage, liquidity etc.)

In_kind_combination_Cash_safety_risk

Cash feels as a risk for safety (e.g., fear of robbery, crime etc.)

In_kind_combination_Cash_increases_tension_in_family

Cash increases tension in the family

In_kind_combination_Cash_increases_tension_in_community

Cash increases tension in the communities

In_kind_combination_Items_not_available

Required items are not easily available in the market

In_kind_combination_Shopkeepers_increase_price

Shopkeepers will increase the price of items if cash is provided

In_kind_combination_Cash_amount_not_enough

The cash amount is not enough to buy the in-kind items (i.e., the value of in-kind has increased due to inflation or other, but the value of cash assistance has not)

In_kind_combination_other

Same way as now

Cash

I10. If cash was to continue, how would you prefer to receive the money?

Cash_differently

I10a. If different, how would you prefer to receive the money?

Cash_differently_Bank_account

Bank account

Cash_differently_Pre_paid_card

Pre-paid card

Cash_differently_Mobile_money

Mobile money

Cash_differently_Virtual_wallet

Virtual wallet

Cash_differently_Cash_in_hand

Cash in hand (physical cash)

A7a_If_not_why

A7a. If not, why?

A7a_If_not_why_person_not_at_home__present_at_interview

Person not at home /present at interview location

A7a_If_not_why_phone_call_not_answered

Phone call not answered

A7a_If_not_why_phone_number_not_in_use_or_out_of_reach

Phone number not in use or out of reach

C4_Did_you_receive_ou_were_expecting_it

C4. Did you receive the cash from UNHCR when you were expecting it?

C4_Did_you_receive_ou_were_expecting_it_yes

Yes

C4_Did_you_receive_ou_were_expecting_it_no

C4_Did_you_receive_ou_were_expecting_it_don_t_know

Don't know

C11_How_much_did_it_e_you_spent_the_cash

C11. How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash?

Going_to_recieve_money_reason_

D2a1. If yes, did you feel unsafe or at risk of harm going to receive/withdraw the money?/ If yes why:

Needed_to_pay_withdraw_who_

D3e1. Needed to pay additional money in order to get or withdraw the cash?

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