Lord Harrington makes recommendation as councils warn homelessness could rise if placements end
Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington at his office in Westminster.Monthly payments to UK hosts of Ukrainian refugees should double to help them to provide housing for more than six months amid the cost of of living crisis, the minister responsible has said.scheme have been taken up so far, with an average of three Ukrainians living in each home, Richard Harrington said.
The move comes amid spiralling living costs, with energy bills expected to soar by 80% going into winter, rocketing inflation and rising interest rates.Councils have also warned that homelessness could rise if refugees’ initial six-month placements with hosts end without alternative options in place.
“The costs … they’re paying maybe a big chunk of rent themselves, the mortgage payments have gone up and everything, and I think it’s perfectly reasonable, in my view, to increase the amount that we’re paying them,” he told PA Media. He said he expected about 50,000 of the 200,000-plus people who registered with the scheme will become hosts.
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