Introduction
The Homes for Ukraine scheme launched on 14 March 2022 as a new route for Ukrainians without existing connections to come to the UK. Under this scheme, it allows UK residents, businesses and community groups to sponsor individuals or families to stay with them (either in their home, or in another property) for a minimum of 6 months. The Homes for Ukraine programme requires applicants to obtain a visa before arrival in the UK.
The first phase is open to individual members of the public to sponsor guests from Ukraine. In later phases, organisations and community groups will be able to sponsor multiple guests.
If you have registered for the scheme and been allocated a Ukrainian individual or family to host, this and related pages aim to be your local information about the scheme, where you can find out about all the council resources that you and your Ukrainian guests can access.
It's also for Ukrainian guests to find out information about how they can register for interim payments, and get help with education provision for children, find referrals to health care and other services, sort out benefits and begin their journey into work through setting up national insurance accounts.
This page will be regularly updated as phases of the scheme are announced.
What Coventry City Council are required to do:
We have a number of key roles:
- To undertake property and safeguarding checks;
- To put in place support arrangements for Ukrainian guests and their hosts;
- Provision of education, to provide school places for children of school age;
- Provision of social care to children and adults;
- Interim payments for Ukrainian guests arriving under the Homes for Ukraine scheme;
- Community integration.