For many refugees, the six months British hosts agreed to house them for is up. So what happens now?
Clare Maddox has been hosting Olena and her daughter Diana for six monthsAlmost 30,000 Ukrainian refugees have been in the UK for almost six months, analysis by BBC News shows. It means nearly a third of the total arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are facing the end of their initial hosting arrangements. So what happens to them now?Six months ago, Olena Sachavo, 44, and her 22-year daughter Diana, arrived at Stansted airport, from war-torn Irpin.
And sometimes the burden is too much to bear. "My guests are hoping I will magic somewhere out of thin air. They think I'll help them find somewhere, they are relying on me," says Clare. Clare's guests are also feeling the strain. "I understand Clare very well, because the house is very small. There is one bathroom between the five of us," says Olena. She says she and Diana are living in a small room - just two metres by two metres. "We'd also like to leave," she adds.
"I'm still waiting in limbo for a response from the government. They don't know what on earth they are going to do with Ukrainians," says Clare. Jane says she was told Ukrainians would be prioritised for council accommodation at meetings run by Cherwell Council, but so far, none has been found."We were hoping that the war would come to an end by this time, and I didn't expect that we would need to stay in the UK for much longer," she says.
In the meantime Anna and Jane are looking for an alternative host nearby, so that Anna's children don't have to move schools again. "We've tried to find new local sponsors for Anna and her family but so far no-one has come forward," says Jane.Cherwell District Council said it was working to rematch Ukrainian refugees to new hosts and investigating "moving on" options to find independent accommodation.
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