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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Shanti Das and Mark Townsend

Ukrainians face a homeless future in the UK thanks to red tape on renting

Dmytro Chapovski and his wife Polina.
Dmytro Chapovski and his wife Polina fled Kyiv and are now struggling to get into rental property. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Observer

Ukrainians being hosted by Britons under the Homes for Ukraine scheme face a “cliff edge” of crumbling support when their placements end, and could be blocked from renting privately, refugee organisations have warned.

They say stringent checks on prospective tenants that demand proof of earnings and other documentation could prove impossible for many refugees to pass.

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