To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of adequacy of (a) funding and (b) support arrangements for Ukrainian refugees.
Answered on
27 February 2024
Local authorities will continue to receive the per person tariff payment to support our Ukrainian guests. Sponsors are eligible for an optional ‘Thank You payment’ of £350 per month per address, for the first 12 months of a Ukrainian guest’s stay in the UK and £500 thereafter. A proportion of the tariff was always intended to fund homeless prevention for the small proportion of sponsorships that fail or Ukrainians who are unable to find housing. We also launched the Local Authority Housing Fund, details of which are available online.
On Homelessness, as of 15 February 2024, 820 households are in temporary accommodation. The data has been published on Gov.UK and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england.