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The Guardian - UK
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David Batty

Double Ukraine refugee host payments to aid cost of living, says minister

Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington at his office in Westminster.
Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington at his office in Westminster. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Monthly payments to UK hosts of Ukrainian refugees should double to help them to provide housing for more than six months amid the cost of living crisis, the minister responsible has said.

About 25,000 offers of accommodation from hosts under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have been taken up so far, with an average of three Ukrainians living in each home, Richard Harrington said.

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