Guidance

Homes for Ukraine scheme (2022-23) sponsorship household thank you payment grant determination No. 31/6351 (England)

Published 23 November 2022

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (바카라 사이트淪ecretary of State바카라 사이트�) in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local 바카라 사이트 Act 2003, makes the following determination:바카라 사이트�

颁颈迟补迟颈辞苍바카라 사이트�

1. This determination may be cited as the Homes for Ukraine sponsor thank you grant No. 31/6351.

Purpose of the grant바카라 사이트�

2. The main purpose of the Homes for Ukraine sponsor thank you grant is to support local authorities to make monthly thank you payments of 拢350 direct to sponsoring households within the scheme for 12 months, or for up to 3 years where relevant for children and minors not travelling with or joining their parent or guardian in the UK. These payments are optional for the sponsoring household and are payable from the date of arrival with a host. 바카라 사이트�

3. A reconciliation process will be conducted at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.바카라 사이트�舛寞바카라 사이트�

顿别迟别谤尘颈苍补迟颈辞苍바카라 사이트�

4. The Secretary of State determines the authorities to which grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid as set out in Annex A of this determination.바카라 사이트�舛寞

5. The grant will be paid in arrears based on the number of legitimate payments made by local authorities to eligible sponsors who have met the requirements for approval as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Payments will be made every quarter for 1 year or for up to 3 years where relevant for children and minors not travelling with or joining their parent or guardian in the UK.

6. In two tier areas, the grant will be paid to upper tier authorities.바카라 사이트�

Grant conditions

바카라 사이트� 7. Pursuant to section 31(5) of the Local 바카라 사이트 Act 2003, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions in Annex B.바카라 사이트�舛寞

HM Treasury consent바카라 사이트�

8. Before making this determination in relation to local authorities, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of HM Treasury.바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.바카라 사이트�

Emma Payne
Director, Homes for Ukraine Programme

Annex A: Grant allocations바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�

Grant allocations are attached as a separate document.

Annex B: Grant conditions바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�

Pursuant to section 31(5) of the Local 바카라 사이트 Act 2003, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions:바카라 사이트�

1. Payments to sponsors should only be paid in accordance with circumstances set out in the Homes for Ukraine guidance for councils (linked at Annex C) and should not be released until:바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�

a. For sponsors of guests arriving on the Homes for Ukraine scheme:바카라 사이트�

• a visit to the sponsoring household property, by the local authority, has been completed; and바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
• the local authority has confirmed that the accommodation is suitable, that the guest is well and that there are no serious safeguarding or welfare concerns.바카라 사이트�

b. For sponsors of children and minors not travelling with or joining their parent or guardian arriving on the Homes for Ukraine scheme:

• all safeguarding and accommodation checks have been completed including the council-led sponsor suitability assessment, and the council has confirmed that the arrangement is suitable based on the factors set out in the guidance, and;
• the council has completed the initial post-arrival visit, consistent with the requirements set out in the scheme and private fostering guidance, confirming the suitability of the living arrangements and establishing any immediate welfare needs.

2. A recipient authority must ensure thank you payments to eligible sponsoring households who request them are made as soon as practicable.바카라 사이트�

3. Where the amount of grant paid to an authority in accordance with Annex A exceeds the authority바카라 사이트檚 actual pressures (based on the number of legitimate payments to eligible sponsorship households in their area), the difference shall be repaid to the Secretary of State. In addition, if the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is made aware that an authority is in breach of the grant conditions above, it reserves the right to recover funding. There will be a reconciliation process at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.바카라 사이트�

Annex C: Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils바카라 사이트�

• Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils

• Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils (children and minors applying without parents or legal guardians)