Refugees in Türki̇ye: Trapped in a cycle of poverty – Findings of Post Distribution Monitoring Survey (Round 15) | January 2023 – Türkiye
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
About the program
The Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) program provides unrestricted, unconditional cash assistance to people living under temporary or international protection in Turkey to help them meet their basic needs. The ESSN is funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and implemented through a partnership of the Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Türk Kızılay. As of November 2022, the ESSN has provided monthly assistance to over 1.5 million people.
Purpose of the study
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of ESSN assistance on the socio-economic conditions of recipients, with particular focus on their level of expenditure, debt, coping strategies and food consumption. Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) aims to track changes over time and compare these to the ones experienced by non-recipient households.
Objectives of the study
1 To measure the extent to which minimum expenses such as food, rent, utilities, non-food items (NFI), health, education, etc. are met.
2 To determine if/ how income, debt and expenditure are critical in understanding households’ economic resilience.
3 To determine the severity of the coping strategies adopted when facing economic/financial difficulties.
4 To assess how secure their food consumption habits are.
