socio-economic survey on palestine refugees from syria living in lebanon 2020

Training of the enumerators on the questionnaire and logistical preparation The enumerators’ training on the questionnaire and the tablet use took place at UNRWA LFO premises during the two weeks preceding the survey from 17 to 29 February 2020.6 The training sessions consisted of in-depth explanations about the various sections and questions of the questionnaire and modalities of the interview. [...] Poverty reduction due to UNRWA cash assistance reaches 9.5 per cent in the CLA, 9.1 per cent in the NLA, 7.7 per cent in the Saida area, and 4.9 per cent in the Tyre area.24 23 During the year preceding the survey, PRS received the equivalent of US$27 per person per month in addition to US$100 per family. [...] 24 The regular cash assistance itself lowers the poverty rate by 9 per cent in the Beqaa, by 7.4 per cent in the NLA, by 6.6 per cent in the CLA, by 6.4 per cent in the Saida area and in by 3.5 per cent in the Tyre area. [...] Unemployment The unemployment rate amongst PRS (namely the percentage of unemployed persons divided by the percentage of active persons) stands at 49 per cent with highs of 61 per cent in the below 20 years age group and 54 per cent in the 50-59 years age group, and a low of 45.1 per cent in the 30-39 years age group. [...] Figure 34: Types of jobs by area of residence, per cent The Tyre and the Beqaa areas also record the lowest proportion of PRS working 35 or more hours per week (28.7 per cent and 38 per cent, respectively) compared to half of the population in the CLA (52.7 per cent) and the NLA (49.2 per cent).