CELEX: 32016R0594
Language: en
Date: 2016-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/594 of 18 April 2016 establishing a template for the structured survey on end recipients of food and/or basic material assistance operational programmes of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

19.4.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 103/13
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/594
   of 18 April 2016
   establishing a template for the structured survey on end recipients of food and/or basic material assistance operational programmes of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (1), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,
   After consulting the Committee for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 requires the managing authority of a food and/or basic material assistance operational programme (‘OP I’) to carry out a structured survey on end recipients in 2017 and 2022.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               This structured survey on end recipients is one of the instruments to be used to evaluate the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’). In order to ensure the survey yields high-quality results and makes a useful contribution to the evaluation of the FEAD, it is necessary to establish a template that enables the aggregation of data at European Union level,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The structured survey on end recipients referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 shall be carried out in accordance with the template set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 April 2016.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         Jean-Claude JUNCKER
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 72, 12.3.2014, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      
         FEAD STRUCTURED SURVEY — QUESTIONS
      
      
         
            Name of the interviewer
         : 
      [full name of the interviewer. If several people carry out the interview, all of them should be noted here]
      
         
            Place
         : 
      [address where the survey is carried out]
      
         
            Organisation
         : 
      [name of the partner organisation from which the end recipient received assistance]
      
         
            Date
         : 
      [date of the survey in format dd/mm/yyyy]
      
         
            Time
         : 
      [time of the survey in format hh:mm]
      A.   QUESTIONS ON THE SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO END RECIPIENTS BY THE PARTNER ORGANISATION (1)
      
      A1.   What type of FEAD assistance is distributed to end recipients and how often is it distributed?
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Daily
               
               
                  Weekly
               
               
                  Monthly
               
               
                  Other
               
            
                  Food packages (2)
                  
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  (specify)
               
            
                  Meals
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  (specify)
               
            
                  Goods distributed to children
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  (specify)
               
            
                  Goods distributed to the homeless
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  (specify)
               
            
                  Other (to be specified)
               
               
                  [specify type]
               
               
                  [specify type]
               
               
                  [specify type]
               
               
                  [specify type and period]
               
            
         
      A2.   What are the types of accompanying measures offered to end recipients when they receive FEAD assistance?
      
      
                  Advice on food preparation and storage, cooking workshops, educational activities to promote healthy nutrition, or advice on how to reduce food waste
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Personal cleanliness advice
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Redirection to competent services (e.g. social/administrative)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Individual coaching and workshops
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Psychological and therapeutic support
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Advice on managing a household budget
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other (to be specified)
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
                  None
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      A3.   Does the partner organisation also provide material assistance to end recipients that is not co-financed by the FEAD?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      A3a.   If yes, which kind of assistance does the partner organisation provide beyond the FEAD?
      
      
                  Food packages
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Meals
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Goods distributed to children
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Goods distributed to the homeless
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other goods
               
               
                  [specify type]
               
            B.   QUESTIONS FOR THE END RECIPIENT
      B1.   Are you male or female?
      
      
                  Male
               
               
                  Female
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B2.   Could you please tell me how old you are?
      
      
                  15 or less
               
               
                  16-24
               
               
                  25-49
               
               
                  50-64
               
               
                  65 or above
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B3.   Could you please tell me whether you are a single parent?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B4.   Could you please tell me what type of assistance you received just now (or you will receive now)?
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                  Food packages
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Meals
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Layette (baby essentials)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  School bags
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Stationery, exercise books, pens, painting equipment and other equipment required in school (non-clothes)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sports equipment (sport shoes, leotard, swimsuit, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Clothes (winter coat, footwear, school uniform, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sleeping bags/blankets
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Kitchen equipment (pots, pans, cutlery, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Household linen (towels, bedclothes)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hygiene articles (first aid kit, soap, toothbrush, disposable razor, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other categories of goods
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
         
      B5.   Could you please tell me who is receiving this assistance?
      
      
                  Yourself
               
               
                  Other people in your household
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
            If the answer to question B5 is ‘Yourself’ only, skip question B6.
         
      
      B6.   Could you please tell me whether other people will also benefit from this assistance? And if so, could you say how many (not including yourself), and what is their age and their gender?
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Male
               
               
                  Female
               
            
                  5 or less
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  6-15
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  16-24
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  25-49
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  50-64
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  65 or above
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B7.   Could you please tell me whether this is the first time that you have come to get this assistance?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
            If the answer to question B7 is ‘Yes’, ‘Does not wish to answer’ or ‘Does not know or does not understand the question’, then go directly to question B9.
         
      
      B8.   Could you please tell me how often you come to get this assistance?
      
      
                  Daily
               
               
                  Weekly
               
               
                  Monthly
               
               
                  Other
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B9.   Do you know when you will need the same assistance again?
      
      
                  Tomorrow
               
               
                  Within next week
               
               
                  Within next month
               
               
                  Other
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B10.   Could you please tell me whether you faced any difficulties in getting this assistance?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B10a.   If yes, please tell me which kind of difficulties you faced?
      
      
                  Need to get some papers from some national, regional or local office
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Need to travel a long distance
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Psychological hurdles
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other (to be specified)
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B11.   Could you tell me whether the assistance provided by the FEAD has made a difference to you or to the members of your household?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  Partially
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B11a.   If ‘No’ or ‘Partially’, could you please tell me why?
      
      
                  Insufficient quantity of food/goods
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Insufficient frequency of food/goods distribution
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Insufficient quality of food/goods
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other type of assistance required (to be specified)
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B12.   A year ago, could you or your household afford to purchase the food/goods you just received?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B13.   Could you please tell me whether you and/or other members of your household are receiving assistance from other organisations?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B13a.   If yes, could you please tell me what type of assistance you receive from other organisations?
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Yes
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                  Food packages
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Meals
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Layette (baby essentials)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  School bags
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Stationery, exercise books, pens, painting equipment and other equipment required in school (non-clothes);
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sports equipment (sport shoes, leotard, swimsuit, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Clothes (winter coat, footwear, school uniform, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sleeping bags/blankets
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Kitchen equipment (pots, pans, cutlery, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Household linen (towels, bedclothes)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hygiene articles (first aid kit, soap, toothbrush, disposable razor, etc.)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
         
      B14.   If you have received (now or in the past) advice or guidance through this organisation, please could you tell me what it was about?
      
      
                  Advice on food preparation and storage, cooking workshops, educational activities to promote healthy nutrition, or advice on how to reduce food waste
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Personal cleanliness advice
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Redirection to competent services (e.g. social/administrative)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Individual coaching and workshops
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Psychological and therapeutic support
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Advice on managing a household budget
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other (to be specified)
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B15.   Could you please tell me whether you found this advice or guidance useful or not?
      
      
                  Very useful
               
               
                  Somewhat useful
               
               
                  Not very useful
               
               
                  Not useful at all
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B16.   Could you please tell me whether you have any income from work?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B17.   Could you please tell me whether you get any other income or benefits?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B18.   Could you please tell me whether any members of your household have any income from work?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B19.   Could you please tell me whether any members of your household get any other income or benefit?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B20.   Could you please tell me whether you have the nationality of this country?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B21.   If no, could you please tell me whether you have the nationality of another EU country?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B22.   Could you please tell me if you are an asylum seeker or a refugee?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B23.   Could you please tell me whether you have a place to live?
      
      
                  Yes
               
               
                  No
               
               
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      B23a.   If you do have a place to live, could you please tell me what type of place this is?
      
      
                  Owned or rented dwelling or house, either alone or with the family
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Shared dwelling with friends and other people
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Institutional long-term home (home for elderly, single mothers, asylum seekers)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sheltered housing
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Ruined house or slum
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Mobile home/caravan
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Refugee camp
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Other (to be specified)
               
               
                  [Text box to be filled in]
               
            
                  Does not wish to answer
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Does not know or does not understand the question
               
               
                   
               
            
         (1)  Questions concern assistance provided at distribution point where interviews take place.
      
         (2)  The definition of what is to be understood as a food package can be provided at the level of the partner organisation/operation/managing authority. Packages do not need to be standardised in size or content.