The Homes for Ukraine Scheme Homes for Ukraine – Homes for Ukraine – Local Sponsorship Scheme for Ukraine (campaign.gov.uk) was launched on Monday 14 March to allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK.
We are currently expecting to support more than 1,000 Ukrainian Refugees to arrive in Suffolk via the Homes for Ukraine scheme. We expect this number to increase over the coming days and weeks.
Visa data as at 3 May
Data about the number of Visas issued by The Home Office is available at GOV.UK
The below table shows the number of Visas issued by the Home Office via the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship scheme, by District/Borough (Lower Tier Local Authority) as at 3 May 2022
Source: Operational data, Home Office (HO), and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
| Lower Tier Local Authority | Number of Visas issued |
| Babergh | 88 |
| East Suffolk | 199 |
| Ipswich | 51 |
| Mid Suffolk | 143 |
| West Suffolk | 206 |
The below table shows the number of Visas issued by the Home Office via the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship scheme, by County (Upper Tier Local Authority) as at 3 May 2022:
Source: Operational data, Home Office (HO), and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
|
Upper Tier Local Authority |
Number of Visas issued |
|
Suffolk |
687 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
1,013 |
|
Essex |
1,144 |
|
Norfolk |
749 |
We know that many more households in Suffolk are seeing their guests starting to arrive in Suffolk as visa processing has accelerated nationally.
Further information, and Frequently Asked Questions about what we are doing in Suffolk to support Ukrainian Refugees and how you can help, can be found at: www.suffolk.gov.uk/SupportingRefugees
An information pack for Sponsors in Suffolk, is available on the Suffolk County Council website. This pack is updated regularly and contains information about the Homes for Ukraine programme, access to support and health care services, applying for a school place and more.