Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Case reference FOI2022/00540
Published 31 May 2022
Request
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My request relates to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Q1. Please provide a table with a breakdown of the ages and genders of hosts and refugees that have been paired up, with ages in the following brackets: minors, 18-30; 30-50; 50+
If possible, please state where hosts/refugees paired up are together in a couple or family.
Q2. How many single men/men living alone (sponsors/hosts) have been matched with refugee women or refugee women and children under the scheme?
Q3. How many host/sponsor applications have not passed safeguarding/suitability checks carried out by the council and therefore been denied host status? Please state as a number and a percentage of all applications made.
Q4. For those that did not pass safeguarding/suitability checks, please detail the reasons (or most common 5 reasons if multiple) for why hosts/sponsors did not pass these checks.
Q5. How many refugees have requested to change or move host families, after they have either lived with or been matched with (please state which) that family for a period of time. Please expand on the reasons for doing so.
In addition, if there is any further information you wish to add, perhaps on the way that the council carries out safeguarding checks on host applicants, I would be keen to have any further information.
Response
Q1. Please provide a table with a breakdown of the ages and genders of hosts and refugees that have been paired up, with ages in the following brackets: minors, 18-30; 30-50; 50+
If possible, please state where hosts/refugees paired up are together in a couple or family.
All information provided is using the Home for Ukraine Scheme national database as at 04 May 2022.
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
Q2. How many single men/men living alone (sponsors/hosts) have been matched with refugee women or refugee women and children under the scheme?
There are 5 males that have indicated their family situation as 'single' that are hosting women or women with children.
Q3. How many host/sponsor applications have not passed safeguarding/suitability checks carried out by the council and therefore been denied host status? Please state as a number and a percentage of all applications made.
As of 08 May 2022, no host/sponsors have been denied host status.
Q4. For those that did not pass safeguarding/suitability checks, please detail the reasons (or most common 5 reasons if multiple) for why hosts/sponsors did not pass these checks.
N/A
Q5. How many refugees have requested to change or move host families, after they have either lived with or been matched with (please state which) that family for a period of time. Please expand on the reasons for doing so.
As of 08 May 2022, no guests have requested to change or move host families.
In addition, if there is any further information you wish to add, perhaps on the way that the council carries out safeguarding checks on host applicants, I would be keen to have any further information.
All safeguarding checks are performed in line with the Government's guidance for councils. More information on this is available on the Government website via the following link which I trust is helpful:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils
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