Ukrainian refugees in Nicola Sturgeon Scots sponsor scheme fear becoming homeless

Ukrainian refugees who were brought to Scotland as part of a scheme launched by Nicola Sturgeon are now fearing being left in the streets with nowhere to go. About 500 are yet to be placed in permanent accommodation and are waiting in hotels which are now asking them to leave.

The Sunday Mail spoke to a group of eight refugees who fled the Russian war on Ukraine to arrive in Glasgow under the Scottish Government’s so-called “ supersponsor” scheme. They’ve just been moved out of a temporary hotel in Glasgow and into another, where they’ve no idea how long they’ll be allowed to remain.

Last week the Scottish Government announced it had to pause the sponsor scheme for three months because of a lack of suitable accommodation. The First Minister told refugees that “Scotland wants to welcome you” when she launched the scheme in March, which saw displaced Ukrainians applying for a UK visa able to select the Scottish Government as a sponsor.