DDI_BGR_2025_PDM-CBI_v01_M UN Refugee Agency Development Data Group 2025-01-31 NADA Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_BUL_2025_PDM) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited. Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions 2025 PDM-CBI 2025 BGR_2025_PDM-CBI_v01_M UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) UNHCR MetadataEditor Curation team Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh] Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data. PDM Cash Assistance Needs assessment Monitoring Cash Assistance Basic Needs Bulgaria Bulgaria Sample survey data [ssd] UN Refugee Agency Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati] Households This file contains the household data dictionary. 431 328 ID 431 Date 431 Country 405 26 Province / District 405 26 Type of accommodation 431 Household size 425 6 B4. What is your sex? 431 B5. What is your age? 429 2 B6. Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR? 431 B6a. If no, what is the sex the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR? 12 419 B6b. If no, what is your relation to the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR? 12 419 B9. Does anyone in the household have a lot of difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing or remembering due to a health problem? 431 C1. How much cash (in BGN) did your household receive from UNHCR at the last distribution? 425 6 C3. For what purpose did you receive cash assistance from UNHCR? 431 Multipurpose cash for basic needs, including among other food, water, utilities, clothes, rent/shelter, transport, communication etc. 431 Livelihoods - business start up 431 Livelihoods - Training 431 Livelihoods - other 431 Education 431 Shelter 431 WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) 431 Protection 431 Food 431 Other 431 C4. Did you receive the cash from UNHCR when you were expecting it? 426 5 C5. How long did you have to wait at Western Union to receive your cash? 431 C6. Did the person registered to receive the cash need help to get access to the cash? 431 C6a. If yes, why did they need help? 11 420 Did not know how to withdraw the payment 11 420 Limited mobility 11 420 No time to get the cash 11 420 Place of withdrawal of cash not accessible 11 420 No money to pay transport to withdraw the cash 11 420 Cannot understand instructions to access the money 11 420 Other, please specify 11 420 C6b. If yes, who gave help? 11 420 Who gave help / Family member 11 420 Who gave help / Acquaintance etc. 11 420 Who gave help / Distant 11 420 Who gave help / Stranger 11 420 Who gave help / UNHCR 11 420 Who gave help / Bank trader 11 420 Who gave help / Other 11 420 C6c. If yes, did they need to pay any money for this help? 11 420 C7a. If yes, why did they need help? 431 Did not know how to withdraw the payment 2 429 Limited mobility 2 429 No time to get the cash 2 429 Place of withdrawal of cash not accessible 2 429 No money to pay transport to withdraw the cash 2 429 Cannot understand instructions to access the money 2 429 C7b. If yes, who gave help? 2 429 Who gave help / Family member 2 429 Who gave help / Acquaintance etc. 2 429 Who gave help / Distant 2 429 Who gave help / Stranger 2 429 Who gave help / UNHCR 2 429 Who gave help / Bank trader 2 429 Who gave help / Other 2 429 C7c. If yes, did they need to pay any money for this help? 2 429 C9. Where did you go to spend the cash? 431 Where spent cash details / Permanent marketplace 431 Where spent cash details / Weekly market 431 Where spent cash details / Small shop 431 Where spent cash details / Supermarket 431 Where spent cash details / Online 431 Where spent cash details / Other 431 C10. How long did it take you to reach the place you spent the cash? 431 C11. How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash? 313 118 C12. Who is in possession of your payment mechanism (phone number used to receive the MTCN code) at present? 431 Other, sex 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value C13. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent? 431 Other, sex 1 430 C14. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance within the household? 431 C15. Overall, how has the cash assistance impacted relations within your household? 431 Cash assistance satisfaction 431 D1a. If somewhat satisfied or unsatisfied, can you explain why? 13 418 Feeling unsafe 431 Going to receive money 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money details 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money details / Going to the site 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money details / At the site 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money details / Returning from the site 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money details / Other 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Elsewhere 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Physical violence, harassment, or threats 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Sexual violence 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Assault or robbery 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Riots 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Abductions 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Obstruction of assistance 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Attack 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Attempts of sexual abuse or exploitation 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Verbal harassment 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to receive money reason / Other 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Physical violence, harassment, or threats 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Sexual violence 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Assault or robbery 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Abductions 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Obstruction of assistance 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Attack 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Keeping the money home details / Attempts of sexual abuse or exploitation 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Physical violence, harassment, or threats 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Sexual violence 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Assault or robbery 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Abductions 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Obstruction of assistance 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Attack 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Attempts of sexual abuse or exploitation 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Going to spend money details / Verbal harassment 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Any other risk 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value If yes, what type of problems did you face? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Registered person unavailable 14 417 Problems with access code 14 417 Poor service receiving 14 417 D3c1. If yes, what type of poor service did you experience? 2 429 Poor service spending 14 417 Need to pay to withdraw 14 417 Need to pay who to withdraw 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value D3e3. If yes, was the person a … ? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to pay to spend 14 417 Needed to pay who to spend 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value D3f3. If yes, was the person a … ? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to share 14 417 Need to share with whom 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value D4b. If yes, how much did you give/ share? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Need to share willing 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to share willing / Willingly 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to share willing / Mutual agreement 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to share willing / Forced 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to share willing / Other 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Needed to do additional things 14 417 Needed to do additional things / What 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value D5b. If yes, who asked you to do this? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Any other problems 14 417 D6a. If yes, what problems did you face? 11 420 D6b. Did you find a solution to your problem? 11 420 D6c. If no, what problems remain? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Able to find items 431 E1a. If mostly or no, what items/services were not available? 4 427 E2a. If mostly or no: What items / services were not available in sufficient quality? 1 430 E3. Has there been any increase in the price of any items / services in the last 4 weeks? 431 E3a. If yes, what items / services have increased in price? 266 165 F1. Of the cash you have received from UNHCR, how much have you spent already? 431 Cash spent on 431 Cash spent on / Food 431 Cash spent on / Water 431 Cash spent on / Hygiene items 431 Cash spent on / Health costs 431 Cash spent on / Rent 431 Cash spent on / Shelter repair 431 Cash spent on / Household items 431 Cash spent on / Firewood 431 Cash spent on / Clothes & shoes 431 Cash spent on / Utilities and bills 431 Cash spent on / Livelihood activity 431 Cash spent on / Education 431 Cash spent on / Entertainment 431 Cash spent on / Transport 431 Cash spent on / Debts repayment 431 Cash spent on / Gave to family 431 Cash spent on / Legal assistance documents 431 Cash spent on / Other 431 F3. Of these items/services which did you spend the most money on, ranked in order of importance? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value 1st choice 367 64 2nd choice 266 165 3rd choice 129 302 4th choice 20 411 5th choice 4 427 Cash assistance acquire 431 Cash assistance acquire / More food 431 Cash assistance acquire / Varied food 431 Cash assistance acquire / More food for children 431 Cash assistance acquire / Better healthcare 431 Cash assistance acquire / Address unforeseen health expenses 431 Cash assistance acquire / Pay rent 431 Cash assistance acquire / Repay debts 431 Cash assistance acquire / Primary education expenses 431 Cash assistance acquire / Secondary, tertiary, or vocational expenses 431 Cash assistance acquire / Improve school attendance 431 Cash assistance acquire / Invest in productive assets 431 Cash assistance acquire / Help relatives 431 Cash assistance acquire / Menstrual hygiene 431 Cash assistance acquire / Fees for documentation 431 Cash assistance acquire / No significant impact 431 F5. Did you save any of the money? 431 F5a. If yes, where do you save the money? 65 366 Save money where / Liquid cash 65 366 Save money where / Saving group 65 366 Save money where / Bank 65 366 Save money where / E-wallet 65 366 Save money where / Other 65 366 Outcomes note / To what extent has the cash assistance from UNHCR contributed to: 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Improved living conditions 431 Reduced stress 431 Reduced risky activities 431 Meet basic needs 431 Coping strategies note / In the past 4 weeks has your household needed to: 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value Stop child school 431 Sell livelihood 431 Ask for money 431 Move to poorer shelter 431 Send under 16 to work 431 Send for work far 431 Risky activities 431 Skip paying rent 431 Take out loans 431 Reduce expenditure 431 Spend essential savings 431 G4. Did your family experience problems in having enough food in the last 7 days? 431 If yes, in the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value G4a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods? 14 417 G4b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative? 14 417 G4c. Limit portion size at mealtimes? 14 417 G4d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat? 14 417 G4e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day? 14 417 H1. As a result of the cash assistance, do you, or another member of your household: 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value H1a. Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account? 431 H1b. Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living? 431 H1c. Have access to loans, micro-credit? 431 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Cash assistance for basic needs 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Housing support 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Food assistance 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Subsidized or free healthcare services 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Psychosocial support 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Educational support for children 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Unemployment benefits 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Pension or elderly support 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Disability support 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Family or child allowance 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Energy or utility subsidies 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Employment support services 59 372 If yes, what type of assistance have you received? / Business development support 59 372 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? 59 372 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Long waiting times 59 372 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Lack of information on schemes available 5 426 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Lack of information on how to apply 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Complex application procedures 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Unfriendly or unhelpful staff 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Discrimination or bias of staff 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Distance to service centers 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Financial costs related to the application 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / Language barriers 431 Have you faced any challenges accessing support from the government? / I have not tried accessing any support or assistance from the government 431 Financial support received from the government 431 Preferred assistance modality 431 In-kind assistance combination 431 In-kind assistance combination / Accessing difficult 431 In-kind assistance combination / Cash safety risk 19 412 In-kind assistance combination / Cash increases tension in family 431 In-kind assistance combination / Cash increases tension in community 431 In-kind assistance combination / Items not available 431 In-kind assistance combination / Shopkeepers increase price 431 In-kind assistance combination / Cash amount not enough 431 Receiving information about complaints 431 Feel safe reporting complaints 431 Information to give when reporting 431 Coping strategies note 431 Coping strategies note / Stopped child from going to school 431 Coping strategies note / Sold livelihood assets 1 430 Coping strategies note / Asked for money 431 Coping strategies note / Moved to poorer shelter 431 Coping strategies note / Sent a child under 16 to work 168 263 Coping strategies note / Sent someone far away for work 168 263 Coping strategies note / Engaged in risky activities 168 263 Coping strategies note / Skipped paying rent 168 263 Coping strategies note / Took out loans 168 263 Coping strategies note / Reduced household expenditure 168 263 Coping strategies note / Spent essential savings 168 263 I4. What would be your preferred way of receiving information about cash assistance? 431 Mass / community meetings 431 Via relatives, neighbours, friends 431 Via community leaders/representatives 431 UNHCR staff 431 NGOs staff or outreach volunteers 431 When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers 431 Text (SMS) message 431 Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp) 431 UNHCR Help pages 431 Leaflets or other written material 431 Receive information complaints 431 I6. Would you feel safe reporting feedback or a complaint to UNHCR? 431 Information to give 431 Information to give reported 15 416 I7b. If yes, how did you report the complaints or feedback? 5 426 Via community leaders/ representatives 5 426 Via community mobilisers/ outreach volunteers (non-UNHCR/NGO staff) 5 426 UNHCR staff 5 426 When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers 5 426 Through the link to the form received in the eligibility SMS message 5 426 UNHCR Help page form 5 426 17c. If yes, did you feel you received a timely response to your complaint or feedback? 5 426 17d. If you did not report your complaint or feedback, please explain why 10 421 I8. What would be your preferred way to report complaints and feedback? 431 Via community leaders/ representatives 431 Community UNHCR 431 UNHCR staff 431 NGO staff 431 Hotline (phone, WhatsApp, Viber, etc.) 431 When visiting Help desk, Blue Dots, community centers 431 Through the link to the form received in the eligibility SMS message 431 UNHCR Help page form 431 Other 431 Do not know 431 Other, please specify 1 430 Assistance prefered modality 431 In kind combination 5 426 In kind combination / Accessing difficult 5 426 In kind combination / Cash safety risk 5 426 In kind combination / Cash increases tension in family 5 426 In kind combination / Cash increases tension in community 5 426 In kind combination / Items not available 5 426 In kind combination / Shopkeepers increase price 5 426 In kind combination / Cash amount not enough 5 426 I10. If cash was to continue, how would you prefer to receive the money? 415 16 I10a. If different, how would you prefer to receive the money? 4 427 Bank account 4 427 Pre-paid card 4 427 Mobile money 4 427 Virtual wallet 4 427 Cash in hand (physical cash) 4 427 H1d. Have been registered on Bulgarian social safety net programs? 431 FALSE 1 TRUE Missing value