The risks and outcomes of getting help for marginalised people: navigating access to social assistance in crises

This research focuses on the risks of navigating access to social assistance in crises for marginalised people such as women and girls, children and youth, older people, people with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, and sexual and gender non-conforming people. The research also explains how badly designed social assistance can negatively impact people facing multiple and intersecting inequalities. It focuses on risks, such as neglect, discrimination, sexual exploitation and abuse, increased household and community tensions, gender-based violence, stigma, theft, and accessibility issues. It also considers the risks faced by those who are excluded from social assistance.