This paper evaluates the impact of the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) in Turkey, the largest cash transfer program for international refugees in the world. The paper provides prima facie evidence that the program quickly caused substantial changes in household size and composition, with a...

Recent years have seen a rise in the use of cash-based assistance but whilst humanitarian contexts lend themselves well to the digitisation of aid, cash assistance remains a very small part of humanitarian aid. This white paper examines how the increased use of digital cash transfer technology...