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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Rachel Wearmouth

Only 2,700 Ukrainians given spare rooms despite 200,000 Brits offering to help

Just 2,700 Ukrainian refugees have been given a spare room despite more than 200,000 British families offering to help, the government has confirmed.

Ministers have published statistics for the Homes For Ukraine scheme and it has been revealed just 2,700 visas have been issued by the Home Office.

More than 200,000 people offered a spare room for those fleeing Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, and 28,300 have applied for a visa.

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