PEOPLE IN THE UK WILL BE ABLE TO NOMINATE A NAMED UKRAINIAN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY TO STAY WITH THEM FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS RENT-FREE.
Hosts and refugees will be vetted (i.e. DBS checks for hosts) to ensure the scheme is safe.
Refugees coming through this scheme will be supported through local authorities who will receive £10.5k per refugee AND more for school children.
The earliest refugees will start to arrive is in about two weeks’ time.
Hosts will receive £350 a month from the government as a “thank you”.
REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Potential hosts will be able to register their interest in hosting a refugee on the government website today.
In order to sign up more formally they will need to have the name of the refugee/family they would like to help.
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RESPONSE:
World Jewish Relief has offered to coordinate the process of matching a refugee with Jewish community members willing to host.
Therefore, potential hosts should also register interest with World Jewish Relief to be matched with a refugee/family (including Jewish refugees who might belooking to come to the UK). This will be done via their website and the expression of interest form that is now live.
The Jewish Community Refugee Taskforce will continue to explore collectively how we support refugees through making them feel welcome, helping meet their immediate needs, supporting integration and longer term housing and employment support.
WE WILL KEEP THE JEWISH COMMUNITY INFORMED:
This is a fast moving situation so please follow us on social media for updates. Areas which remain unclear include how school places will be allocated to children, how refugees are going to get to the UK and questions around how organisations such as synagogues and charities can sponsor refugees. We will keep the community informed as and when we know more.
In the mean time, we would like to say thank you again for the continued generosity of the Jewish community.
SUMMARY - REFUGEE HOSTING
Register your interest on the Government website (click here)
