% of distributed Of all cards distributed to participants, % of these that are 95% Within one Indue 5% margin allowed for cards that are activated month of people moving in and activated receiving out of income support card payments 80% of income Income support payments are quarantined and 20% are 100% of Within two DHS Client Not applicable support payments received in cash (excluding approved adjustments) recipients months of database are quarantined program launch # support services # and type of additional support services in operation as 100% Within three DSS provided Need for services is available in planned months of expected to develop community program over the first 3 months launch of the program % participants with Excluding the purchase of alcohol and gambling % of 90% Self-reported Survey of Trial Not applicable reasonable access to participants who agree that they can still shop where and at Wave 1 participants merchants and how they usually shop 10% products maximum % reporting concerns over access to allowable products # community Number of community leaders who believe community Most Within one Qualitative Community leaders leaders who believe panels are assessing applications in a timely, consistent and month of research with defined as members of appropriate fair manner program community regional leadership adjustments are launch leaders groups Number of community leaders who believe community made to income (initial panels are making just and reasonable decisions about Qualitative indication of restrictions on a conditions), changing percentage of welfare payments quarantined number: all, most, case-by-case basis repeated at many, some, few Wave 1 and Wave 2
% of distributed cards that are activated Of all cards distributed to participants, % of these that are activated 95% Within one month of receiving card Indue 5% margin allowed for people moving in and out of income support payments 80% of income support payments are quarantined Income support payments are quarantined and 20% are received in cash (excluding approved adjustments) 100% of recipients Within two months of program launch DHS Client database Not applicable # support services available in community # and type of additional support services in operation as planned 100% Within three months of program launch DSS provided Need for services is expected to develop over the first 3 months of the program % participants with reasonable access to merchants and products Excluding the purchase of alcohol and gambling % of participants who agree that they can still shop where and how they usually shop % reporting concerns over access to allowable products 90% 10% maximum Self-reported at Wave 1 Survey of Trial participants Not applicable # community leaders who believe appropriate adjustments are made to income restrictions on a case-by-case basis Number of community leaders who believe community panels are assessing applications in a timely, consistent and fair manner Number of community leaders who believe community panels are making just and reasonable decisions about changing percentage of welfare payments quarantined Most Within one month of program launch (initial conditions), repeated at Wave 1 and Wave 2 Qualitative research with community leaders Community leaders defined as members of regional leadership groups Qualitative indication of number: all, most, many, some, few
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