Post Distribution Monitoring: Winter Cash Support, 2020–2021
Country
Name
Country code
Jordan
JOR
Abstract
The purpose of winter cash assistance is to reduce the harsh winter weather burden on refugees and allow them to get through the cold season without having to resort to negative coping strategies like borrowing money to make ends meet. The one-off cash transfers allow refugees to purchase essential winter items, such as heaters, gas tanks/refills, blankets, etc. A lifeline for many, this program supported over 70,000 cases with a one-off cash injection of winterization cash aid in 2019 for a total investment of 17.9 million Jordanian dinars (JOD). In 2020, partly due to additional Covid-related cash support having been made available at the height of the 2020 Covid-19 crisis, the scope was decreased significantly: some 45,000 cases were assisted by UNHCR with winterization assistance for a total envelope of close to nine million JOD.
Post Distribution Monitoring is a tool that UNHCR uses to keep track of how winter cash assistance is used and its impact on recipient well-being and gathers key feedback from recipients on the appropriateness of cash distribution mechanisms.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
Scope
Notes
The scope includes:
- household and member demographics
- expenditures
- issues
- communication
Topics
Topic
Cash Assistance
Basic Needs
Keywords
Keyword
PDM
CBI
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sample of households receiving cash assistance: 50% Syrian households and 50% non-Syrian households - all in host communities (outside camps).
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
Start
End
2021-02-01
2021-02-14
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
Data Collectors
Name
UNHCR
Mindset
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaire contained the following sections: demographics, receiving and spending the cash assistance, risks and problems, expenditure, outcomes.
Access policy
Contacts
Name
Affiliation
Email
Curation team
UNHCR
microdata@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2021). Jordan: Post Distribution Monitoring: Winter Cash Support, 2020–2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org