Dozens of Palestinian families that fled to Lebanon from Syria are now homeless, after the UN relief agency stopped paying refugee rent fees earlier this month, the National News Agency reported Wednesday.
The families are now squatting in a number of schools in the Beddawi refugee camp, located in north Lebanon.
Vowing not to leave until UNRWA revokes its decision to cut rent fees granted to refugees, the families were seen unpacking their luggage inside the schools.
UNRWA halted payment of aid for housing subsidies due to a massive budget shortfall. The agency was giving refugees between $150-250 a month toward housing.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine staged a protest Wednesday outside the UNRWA office in the Beddawi camp.
The demonstration, which was attended by the representatives of Palestinian factions, popular committees and refugees, condemned the latest measures taken by UNRWA in light of financial shortages.
Protestors also urged the Lebanese government to exert pressure on UNRWA to solve its financial crisis through the help of donor countries.
