Maryna and Vlad are new to Manchester. They arrived just eight weeks ago, joining the thousands that come to make the city their home each year.
But their move wasn’t a choice - it was a necessity. Maryna, 36, and Vlad, 15, are Ukrainian - and were forced to leave their home due to the devastating consequences of war.
Freedom of Information request data obtained by the Manchester Evening News shows that 229 Ukrainians have so far been placed with hosts in Manchester under the Homes for Ukraine scheme - the government-run project that allows Ukrainians who have been accepted by a host family to come and live in the UK. Maryna, 36, and Vlad, 15, are two of those.
