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New ‘homes for Ukranians’ programme
Details to be announced by the government later, with people expected to be able to work, claim benefits and access public services during their stay ...
Some reporting/reaction/analysis in the meantime:
Gove bids to end Ukrainian refugee chaos with £350 ‘cash for rooms’ offer: guardian.co.uk
What more do we know about UK scheme to take in Ukrainian refugees?: guardian.co.uk
‘Homes for Ukraine Scheme’ – response: Refugee Council
The forthcoming Ukranian housing scheme: nearlylegal.co.uk
Govt has anounced the programme ... and more information is now available:
Press release: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-launches
FAQs: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-frequently-asked-questions
Homes for Ukraine: https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk
“Robina Qureshi, the director of the refugee homelessness charity Positive Action in Housing, said that at the moment the hosting scheme was a “dead end” because there was no system in place for matching host families with refugees. “The government has unleashed chaos upon chaos for the refugee hosting system,” she said”.
Refugees Minister Lord Harrington in govt press release today:
Those who have chosen to sponsor Ukrainians represent the very best of British community spirit and generosity and I would urge anyone who has the room to come forward and join thousands of others in providing a safe haven for people forced to leave their country .... They will of course continue to receive £350 ‘thank you’ payments up to 6 months ...
And quoted in the Guardian:
Harrington said he had been lobbying the Treasury “very hard” to double the £350-a-month “thank you” payment for sponsors who house refugees for longer than six months.
“The costs … they’re paying may be a big chunk of rent themselves, the mortgage payments have gone up and everything, and I think it’s perfectly reasonable, in my view, to increase the amount that we’re paying them ...”