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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant and Mark Townsend

50,000 Ukrainian refugees in UK facing homelessness ‘disaster’ next year

A family at Luton airport with Amal refugee puppet on the tarmac
A family who fled Ukraine arriving at Luton airport in May this year to meet their host, from Staffordshire. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

A “shocking” 50,000 Ukrainian refugees in the UK could be made homeless next year, the government has been warned, but ministers are refusing to offer a fresh package of support to offset the impending crisis.

As the cost of living crisis bites and with no end in sight to the war with Russia, fears are mounting that the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme will unravel next month when refugees’ initial six-month placements with hosts end without alternative accommodation in place.

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