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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Summers

Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme beset by ‘unworkable’ bureaucracy

Lisa Nandy warns that the bureaucracy of the Homes for Ukraine scheme could squander the public’s generosity.
Lisa Nandy warns that the bureaucracy of the Homes for Ukraine scheme could squander the public’s generosity. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Britain’s Homes for Ukraine scheme will be “completely unworkable” unless the government cuts excessive bureaucracy and takes urgent steps to coordinate the matching process, the shadow communities secretary has warned.

In an interview with the Observer Lisa Nandy also said charities and local government should have been properly consulted before announcing the sponsorship scheme – through which members of the public or organisations can bring a named refugee fleeing Ukraine to Britain.

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