Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Monthly Report: May 2023 – Türkiye

Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Monthly Report (May 2023)

Thanks to European Union funding and the partnership between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), over 1.5 million refugees living in Türkiye have been receiving humanitarian support through monthly cash assistance.

In May 1,537,217 individuals received cash assistance while TRY 102,645,600 transferred as a regular top up payment, reaching a total payment amount of TRY 563,810,700.

In coordination with the World Food Programme (WFP) with support from the Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS) and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), IFRC- TRC partnership designed and implemented a multi-purpose cash programme to assist the most vulnerable households from 12 most affected provinces by the twin earthquakes that shook the region in February 2023.