Cash for rent assistance to vulnerable Syrian and Jordanian households living in urban and rural areas in Irbid, Karak, and Ma'an Governorates The current proposal aims to timely provide, in an equitable, transparent and accountable manner, access to adequate shelter and basic facilities and services to vulnerable Syrian and Jordanian households (HHs) living in urban and rural areas through Cash for Rent support. 
The proposal also aims to mitigate risks of eviction, disproportionate rental increases and further forms of exploitation. In turn, the proposal aims to tackle protection and security concerns among the most vulnerable segments of the targeted population.


The proposed project will be implemented over a period of six months: the first two (2) months of the intervention will be dedicated to final identification of beneficiaries, verification of documentation in support of housing rights, and signing of contracts (between landlords and tenants) and agreements (between landlords and INTERSOS). Core of the action will be the four (4) months of distribution of conditional cash for rent assistance, to be paid directly to the landlords, and awareness sessions on HLP rights the last month will cover simultaneously the last tranche of payment and final Post Activity Monitoring (PAM).

A total of 382 vulnerable HHs in the three (3) governorates of Irbid, Karak and Ma’an will be assisted. Given the high influx of Syrian refugees in the North, 80% of the households this project will support – approx. 306 households – will be from Irbid governorate 10% from Karak and 10% from Ma’an – around 38 families respectively. According to the national procedures and standards, 70% of the total beneficiaries will be selected among refugees and the other 30% among vulnerable Jordanian households – totally, 267 Syrian families and 115 Jordanian households will be assisted. Identification of beneficiaries will be guided by the criteria established within the Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF), with additional protection focused tools that INTERSOS has developed and already tested in the field. The assistance provided will be in line with the final Guidelines on Cash for rent, and on Increased Awareness about Housing, Land amp Property Rights approved by the Shelter Working Group, led by UNHCR, of which this organization is an active member.

INTERSOS is currently implementing other projects where vulnerable households are targeted with cash support and identified through criteria that will be reflected in the present proposal therefore, this organization guarantees that beneficiaries of the proposed action will be timely and accurately identified and supported, without duplicating the assistance. INTERSOS has also a deep knowledge of needs and gaps in the target areas, where a number of projects in other sectors are being implemented. Synergies with these projects will be established in order to guarantee not only cost sharing of the proposed action, but also comprehensive assistance to beneficiaries who will be internally referred to increase their access to humanitarian assistance. 

Disabilities, minorities, age and gender are mainstreamed in all the organization programs and activities and, therefore, will be constantly taken into consideration throughout this proposed intervention. Mitigation measures, including internal tools, for potential protection concerns are already in place, while the organization will guarantee full accountability of the whole action and of the staff involved.