Homes for Ukraine

The UK government has announced a route for UK citizens to apply for a visa to allow a Ukrainian or Ukrainian family fleeing the war to come here. Hosts need to be able to offer suitable accommodation for at least 6 months, be happy to be checked as a safeguarding measure and to tackle the visa process.

If you would like to know more about the scheme, there are details on the government website here

Other sources of information which may help you understand what is involved are a recent newspaper article with details of charities with experience of supporting refugees along with some background and an article written by an academic who has researched challenges faced by refugees resettling into a new country.

if you wish to donate to help refugees then the DEC is a group of charities already working in Ukraine and neighbouring countries