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<p>Since the start of the Syria crisis, DFID has committed £2.46 billion, our largest
ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. We have committed £429m to support
activities in Jordan, through humanitarian, education and economic development programming.
This funding has enabled over 126,000 Syrian refugees to access state education; allowed
refugees to work legally, with over 70,000 work permits issued; and improved cross-community
relations and much need infrastructure for Syrians and Jordanians living side by side
in host communities. DFID has also allocated £543 million in humanitarian and development
funding to Lebanon, providing nearly half a million cash grants and vouchers to help
vulnerable people meet their basic needs, expanding the Lebanese education system
to reach over 300,000 Syrian children, and improving infrastructure and services in
51 of the most conflict-prone municipalities. In 2016, DFID committed €328 million
to the €3 billion EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT). The UK is also contributing
to the FRIT via our EU budget payments. The FRIT is supporting refugees and host communities
by building schools, and providing health services and social welfare payments for
the most vulnerable.</p>
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