* In October, WFP provided 33,013 Afghan and Iraqi refugees (7,340 households) with monthly general food assistance through a hybrid combination of in-kind food and cash-based transfers.
o Under in-kind, a total of 387 mt of food consisting of fortified wheat flour (12 kg per person) and vegetable oil (810 ml per person) was distributed.
o Under cash-based transfers, in October, WFP distributed increased cash assistance to refugee households, with men-headed households (MHH) receiving Iranian Rials (IRR) 2.5 million (US$ 5.5) per person, and women-headed households (WHH) receiving IRR 3 million (US$ 6.6) per person, to address higher food insecurity risks faced by women having limited access to work opportunities. This adjustment followed an increase in transfer values since August, by 25 percent for MHH and 20 percent for WHH to help offset rising living costs amid Iran's inflation and economic challenges.
o As part of WFP's Disability Inclusion Workplan, WFP Iran has been providing additional monthly cash support of IRR 1.5 million (US$ 3.3) to refugees with disabilities across eight refugee settlements**,** on top of their regular aid.
In October, WFP Iran scaled up its response by assisting an additional 38 refugees since September, reaching a total of 249 persons. This follows the programme's expansion in September, covering Kerman, Lorestan, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Khuzestan, Markazi, and Semnan provinces. Initially, the top-up support was rolled out in the Shahid Naseri settlement in Markazi province and the Mohajerin settlement in Semnan province.