AMMAN — The
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has implemented a new quarterly eligibility cycle starting in 2024 to
determine the eligibility of refugee families for financial assistance every
three months, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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The new system aims to improve service
efficiency and increase the ability to predict refugees receiving aid. The
UNHCR explained in a live broadcast directed to refugees that selected families will
receive assistance for a continuous period of three months divided into three
installments.
UNHCR clarified that ineligibility in one
quarter does not mean that the family is not eligible to receive quarterly
support in subsequent quarters, and there will be a ‘reassessment’ every three
months.
Furthermore, UNHCR highlighted that "Not
every person classified as most in need will be eligible for quarterly
assistance because it depends on the support provided to the commission,"
adding that assistance may continue or be discontinued depending on the support
available to the commission.
The criteria for families are measured based
on the information available in files, emergency updates, as well as home
visits, and priority is given to families who do not have the ability to
support themselves and are most in need, like widows with children under 18.
A text message will be sent during the first
week of the quarter to inform the refugee of their selection for assistance,
and if the message is not received, the refugee is not eligible.
Notably, the funding allocated to Jordan by
UNHCR in 2024 decreased by approximately JD15 million, or 3.93 percent, amidst
the UN agency's threat to suspend or reduce interventions across the Middle
East and North Africa.
In January, UNHCR provided cash assistance for
basic needs to more than 30,000 refugee families in host communities, and in
total, a quarter of a million refugees received this support. Additionally,
UNHCR provided cash assistance to about 200 refugee families with urgent needs,
and to more than 250 refugees in local communities who were unable to cover
their medical bills.
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