Jordan. Cash lifeline for Syrian refugees under threat

Talal’s family is among 30,000 Syrian refugee households in Jordan currently receiving monthly cash assistance, with many solely dependent on this aid.

Many of these households include a family member with a serious illness. A worrying shortfall in funding for UNHCR’s Syria response, means that this life-saving assistance could soon dry up, affecting these families.

“If I stop receiving cash assistance, I would prefer to go back to Syria to die,” says Talal.

Syrian refugee Talal, 65, and his wife Asma fled to Jordan in 2014. For the couple, who both have disabilities, UNHCR’s monthly cash support means dignity, a meal a day and a roof above their heads. Now they fear losing everything.

570 Syrian refugee families like Talal’s are at risk of losing their Lifeline cash assistance.

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