$280 a month instead of rent… Who benefits?

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What the sources say led here

• According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN refugee agency, the programme is intended to help displaced Lebanese families who cannot currently return to their homes move from shelters or temporary accommodation into safe, decent housing. National News Agency ↗ · Al Manar ↗

What the sources say about the impact

• The programme covers 2,700 families, each receiving 280 dollars monthly for six months; the first payment is to go to about 1,800 families currently living in shelters. Al Jadeed ↗
• El Sayed said available funding is insufficient to cover all families in need, and that the ministry is working to extend support to displaced people outside shelters. Al Jadeed ↗ · Al Manar ↗
• UNHCR representative Carolina Lindholm Billing said the programme is intended to reduce eviction risks and connect displaced families with social protection services and livelihood opportunities. National News Agency ↗ · Al Manar ↗

People in this story

Haneen El Sayed

She is Lebanon’s Minister of Social Affairs. She is also identified as a minister in the Lebanese government in background reports. Al Jadeed ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Joint press conference by Minister of Social Affairs Haneen Al Sayed and her Syrian counterpart Hind Qabawat (live broadcast) · Al-Sayyed from the Élysée: Culture and heritage are gateways to revitalizing Tripoli · Hanin al-Sayyid brings Syrian barazek to the Cabinet session and shares them with those present

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