Malaysia COVID-19 Refugee Cash Assistance Survey, September 2020

UNHCR's Post-Distribution Monitoring survey collected feedback from refugees in Malaysia on cash assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, conducted from August to September 2021, found that 80 percent of recipients experienced income loss and 80 percent resorted to negative coping strategies. This data likely contains household-level responses on the quality, sufficiency, and utilization of cash-based interventions.

Use Cases

• Assess the effectiveness of cash assistance programs based on refugee feedback metrics mentioned in the description
• Analyze coping strategies and unmet needs among vulnerable urban refugee households
• Model the socio-economic impact of movement control orders on refugee income loss
• Evaluate program outcomes for humanitarian aid targeting populations left behind

Strengths

• Survey conducted by UNHCR, a primary authority on refugee assistance.
• Description provides specific findings, such as 80 percent income loss and 80 percent use of negative coping strategies.
• Focus on a specific time period (August-September 2021) and geography (Malaysia).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is available only as a WEB APP or PDF, which may limit machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) household survey.

Time Range

Survey conducted August to September 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:31:24.383636; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malaysia