The Latest Breaking News from Homes for Ukraine

Angry Brits who volunteered 'Homes for Ukraine' slam UK visa system for failing refugees

UK ‘sponsors’ desperate to help families left without safety say they have waited for weeks without news.

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2022

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis says Homes for Ukraine visa process 'isn't working'

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis - the daughter of its founder Michael Eavis - said she plans to house a refugee family from Ukraine but they haven't been granted visas

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

Scots who opened doors to 50 Ukrainian refugees slam Home Office over delays

Residents of Dollar make massive efforts to make homes ready for mums and children fleeing war - but Home Office drags heels on visas

Daily Record · Apr 7, 2022

‘We won’t give up Ukraine’ refugee says after finding a home in the UK

Sofiia Klimina is staying with a couple in Camberley, Surrey, after fleeing the Kyiv suburb of Irpin.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Just '1 in 10' refugees handed Homes for Ukraine visas have made it to the UK

Tory ministers face furious calls to go faster after slow progress in awarded visas to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war - despite hundreds of thousands of Brits being willing to host them

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022

Ministers urged to remove ‘needless bureaucracy’ from Ukraine schemes as refugees at ‘risk of destitution’

Exclusive: Mounting calls to allow refugees to apply to Homes for Ukraine scheme in-country

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Grant Shapps unable to get Ukraine refugees he wants to host into UK, as criticism of delays grow

‘I just want to get the family over here and feel that they’re safe’, says ‘frustrated’ transport secretary

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

UK opens more welcome hubs for Ukrainian refugees

Government’s move comes after charities voice despair over slow progress and red tape

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Scots volunteers taking in Ukrainian refugees to be offered home improvements if safety inspections fail

Homes will be checked for interlinked smoke alarms, heat detectors and thermal insultation.

Daily Record · Apr 3, 2022

Family squeezed in two-bed flat with no support after taking in Ukrainian relatives

Families are being denied financial support as their relatives did not come to the UK under government sponsorship and are struggling to make ends meeting due to the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2022