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November 4, 2015
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The EU is making its third contribution this year to the Palestinian Authority’s quarterly payment of social allowances to poor Palestinian families living in the West Bank and Gaza. This contribution amounts to €12.6 million, and is part of the total EU financial commitment of €50 million in 2015.
Eligible beneficiaries are households living in extreme poverty that are registered in the cash transfer programme of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The programme is designed to provide a basic safety net to the poorest and most vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, through cash and in-kind assistance.
The contribution covers nearly 40% of the total cost of providing cash assistance to over 122,000 households living in poverty. Almost two-thirds of beneficiaries are in Gaza, including over 8,100 families who have been added to the programme one year after the escalation of hostilities and its disastrous consequences. (EU Neighbourhood Info)
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