Access to decent affordable housing is an issue for everyone in Leeds. However, refugees from Ukraine face some unique challenges created by the way the scheme was set up by UK.GOV
The Chartered Institute of Housing have created a great resource, which gathers information together on
- Homes for Ukraine scheme
- Guidance for sponsors (or ‘hosts’)
- Guidance for local authorities
- Financial issues for sponsors
- Ukraine Family Scheme
- Dealing with homelessness among Ukrainians
- Eligibility rules for housing and homelessness assistance and for benefits
- Eligibility for benefits
- Effects on council tax and rebates (paid by sponsors)
- Renting from a private landlord
- Ukrainians in the UK before the crisis
- Ukrainians who claim asylum
- Key government advice pages for the Ukraine crisis
- Other advice for Ukrainian nationals
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