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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Louisa Gregson

Manchester families complain the Homes for Ukraine scheme is a "frustrating shambles"

Manchester families who are sponsoring Ukrainian refugees are complaining the Homes for Ukraine scheme is a "frustrating shambles" that is leaving them and the desperate people they are helping in limbo.

As part of the government scheme if a UK citizen wants to offer a home to people fleeing Ukraine, they can become a ‘sponsor’ and can offer accommodation for at least six months. Non-British citizens can also make this offer if they have leave to stay in the UK for at least six months.

But families across Manchester are taking to social media to complain about being left waiting for visas to be processed in order for the families they are trying to help to be able to arrive.

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